Re: Access to User Profile on Slave HDD

From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 04/12/05


Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:45:27 -0700

Parker wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> This weekend I added a new HDD to my PC and slaved to old one. I can
> access all drives without a problem except for the user profiles in
> Documents and
> Settings that were on the C drive. I have shared all drives and the
> only user profiles are all in the administrator group for both HDD's.
> I always
> get the same error that access is denied. What is it I am
> forgetting!?
>
> Thanks for Any Responses in Advance

You need to take ownership of the files/folders.

Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421] -
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

Malke

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