Re: File System Access

In XP home you must boot to safe mode and use the Administrator account to
change permissions.

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Larry Samuels Associate Expert
MS-MVP (2001-2005)
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
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"Charlie W" <CharlieW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Larry,

Thanks. But this didn't work. I tried to allow file sharing for the
folder, but, the
KB article tells me to use Contol Panel to change the file advanced
setting
to uncheck the "Use simple file sharing" box. But there is no such option
on
the file properties tab. When I select "Share this folder on the
network"
from the "Network sharing and security" section of the "Sharing" tab of
the
folder properties, the alert says "An error occured while trying to share
..." Access was denied. The shared resource was not created at this
time."

Any other suggestions?
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cw


"Larry Samuels" wrote:

Take ownership of the files.
If you are using XP Home you will need to boot to Safe mode and log in to
an
account with Administrator privileges

To take ownership of a file or folder

Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or folder you want to
take
ownership of.
Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the
Security tab.
Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
In the Change owner to box, click the new owner.
(Optional) To change the owner of all subcontainers and objects within
the
tree, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
Notes

To open Windows Explorer, click Start, point to All Programs, point to
Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.
If you are not joined to a domain and want to view the Security tab, see
To
display the Security tab.
You can transfer ownership in two ways:
The current owner can grant the Take ownership permission to others,
allowing those users to take ownership at any time.
An administrator can take ownership of any file on the computer. However,
the administrator cannot transfer ownership to others. This restriction
keeps the administrator accountable.
In Windows XP Professional, the Everyone group no longer includes the
Anonymous Logon group.


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Larry Samuels Associate Expert
MS-MVP (2001-2005)
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
Expert Zone- www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Charlie W" <CharlieW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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One of my PCs blew a power supply and fried the motherboard. I took
out
the
hard drive and plugged it into the alternate controller of another PC I
have.
Windows XP Home recognizes the disk. But it will not let me browse to
the
Documents and Setting directories where my personal data resides. It
just
says "Access denied." How can I get access to the data so I can copy
it
onto
another disk?
--
cw





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