Re: file sharing and the missing securities tab
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:50:22 -0800
jennifererrn wrote:
> I understand from reading others posts, that the securities tab does
> not show
> in XP Home, only in the Pro version. This is my trouble.
>
> I bought a new pc, and installed my old hard drive as a 2nd drive. I
> did not remove the sharing protection on a folder in my old drive, and
> now I
> cannot access that folder. I cannot change the ownership of the file,
> because I do not own Pro.
>
> I do not own my old pc anylonger, so I cannot go back and change it by
> putting the drive back in my old pc.
>
> I know there has to be a way to access that folder, but I cannot find
> any info on this.
>
> So in short, new pc, new copy of windows, installed old drive as a 2nd
> drive, and I cannot access a few "non-shared" folders because I
> restricted
> file sharing while it was in my old pc. I cannot change the ownership
> of the
> folder because I do not own Pro. I do not have a "securities" tab in
> XP Home.
>
> Help..
> Jennifer
You can get to the Securities tab in XP Home. You must boot into Safe
Mode and the drive must be formatted NTFS. To get into Safe Mode,
repeatedly tap the F8 key as the computer is starting up. This will get
you to the menu where you can choose Safe Mode. Navigate with your Up
arrow key since the mouse will not work there.
If you are still unable to manage this, you can boot with Knoppix and
retrieve the files that way. Knoppix will not recognize XP permissions
and you'll be able to copy the files. Here is information on using
Knoppix:
Knoppix is a Linux distro on a live cd. You will need a computer with
two cd drives, one of which is a cd/dvd-rw OR a usb thumb drive with
enough capacity to hold your data. To get Knoppix, you need a computer
with a fast Internet connection and third-party burning software.
Download the Knoppix .iso from www.knoppix.net and create your bootable
cd. Then boot with it and it will be able to see the Windows files. If
you are using the usb thumb drive, right-click on its icon (on the
Desktop) to get its properties and uncheck the box that says "Read
Only". Then click on it to open it. Note that the default mouse action
in the window manager used by Knoppix (KDE) is a single click to open
instead of the traditional MS Windows' double-click. Otherwise, use the
K3b burning program to burn the files to cd/dvd-r's.
Malke
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