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Cannot access my private folder...
Hello all,
I had 2 different desktops; a Sony Vaio and a Dell Dimension 2350. Both had Windows XP Professional on them. To cut the long story short, the motherboard for my Dell died on me and instead of buying another one, decided to just move the harddisk into the Sony Vaio. I had made my files private in the Dell, and now, I do not have access to my files even though the username and password were the same prior to the dell giving up. Is there a way that I can gain access to my information again? Please note that the harddisk from the Dell is now the F Drive in my Sony, and my username as the system owner is the same as what I had on the Dell. Thanks in advance. -- An Avvid Student |
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Cannot access my private folder...
Hello,
what users do you find, when you right-click the Drive - Properties - tab "Security"? If you are not on the list, or you don't have all permissions, add yourself and give your account all permissions. If this doesn't work, try gaining ownership over the drive, by clicking "Advanced..." in the tab "Security" - Owner - select your user. Taking ownership could take a little time. Please report back if it worked. Greetings, P. Di Stolfo -- //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "ola_atb" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Hello all, I had 2 different desktops; a Sony Vaio and a Dell Dimension 2350. Both had Windows XP Professional on them. To cut the long story short, the motherboard for my Dell died on me and instead of buying another one, decided to just move the harddisk into the Sony Vaio. I had made my files private in the Dell, and now, I do not have access to my files even though the username and password were the same prior to the dell giving up. Is there a way that I can gain access to my information again? Please note that the harddisk from the Dell is now the F Drive in my Sony, and my username as the system owner is the same as what I had on the Dell. Thanks in advance. -- An Avvid Student |
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Cannot access my private folder...
Hello again,
I tried checking as you said, but I do not get to see where you share the drive or folder. Instead, what I get is Local sharing and security "To share this folder with other users of this computer only, drag it to the Shared Documents folder To make this folder and its subfolders private so that only you have access, select the following check box." The chec box above is grayed out. When I click on the Shared Documents link, it takes me to he content of my shared documents. I was expecting to see the dialog box that asks me what name I want to share the folder as, and permissions can then be allocated. Is there something I am missing that is not allowing the system to show me that? Thanks again in advance... -- An Avvid Student "P. Di Stolfo" wrote: Hello, what users do you find, when you right-click the Drive - Properties - tab "Security"? If you are not on the list, or you don't have all permissions, add yourself and give your account all permissions. If this doesn't work, try gaining ownership over the drive, by clicking "Advanced..." in the tab "Security" - Owner - select your user. Taking ownership could take a little time. Please report back if it worked. Greetings, P. Di Stolfo -- //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "ola_atb" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Hello all, I had 2 different desktops; a Sony Vaio and a Dell Dimension 2350. Both had Windows XP Professional on them. To cut the long story short, the motherboard for my Dell died on me and instead of buying another one, decided to just move the harddisk into the Sony Vaio. I had made my files private in the Dell, and now, I do not have access to my files even though the username and password were the same prior to the dell giving up. Is there a way that I can gain access to my information again? Please note that the harddisk from the Dell is now the F Drive in my Sony, and my username as the system owner is the same as what I had on the Dell. Thanks in advance. -- An Avvid Student |
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Cannot access my private folder...
Hello,
is no tab called "Security" visible when you right-click the drive in "My Computer" and click "Properties"? Greetings, P. Di Stolfo -- //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "ola_atb" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Hello again, I tried checking as you said, but I do not get to see where you share the drive or folder. Instead, what I get is Local sharing and security "To share this folder with other users of this computer only, drag it to the Shared Documents folder To make this folder and its subfolders private so that only you have access, select the following check box." The chec box above is grayed out. When I click on the Shared Documents link, it takes me to he content of my shared documents. I was expecting to see the dialog box that asks me what name I want to share the folder as, and permissions can then be allocated. Is there something I am missing that is not allowing the system to show me that? Thanks again in advance... -- An Avvid Student "P. Di Stolfo" wrote: Hello, what users do you find, when you right-click the Drive - Properties - tab "Security"? If you are not on the list, or you don't have all permissions, add yourself and give your account all permissions. If this doesn't work, try gaining ownership over the drive, by clicking "Advanced..." in the tab "Security" - Owner - select your user. Taking ownership could take a little time. Please report back if it worked. Greetings, P. Di Stolfo -- //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "ola_atb" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Hello all, I had 2 different desktops; a Sony Vaio and a Dell Dimension 2350. Both had Windows XP Professional on them. To cut the long story short, the motherboard for my Dell died on me and instead of buying another one, decided to just move the harddisk into the Sony Vaio. I had made my files private in the Dell, and now, I do not have access to my files even though the username and password were the same prior to the dell giving up. Is there a way that I can gain access to my information again? Please note that the harddisk from the Dell is now the F Drive in my Sony, and my username as the system owner is the same as what I had on the Dell. Thanks in advance. -- An Avvid Student |
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Cannot access my private folder...
Thanks again guy.
No there is no security tab when I right-clicked the drive and chose properties. Cheers "P. Di Stolfo" wrote: Hello, is no tab called "Security" visible when you right-click the drive in "My Computer" and click "Properties"? Greetings, P. Di Stolfo -- //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "ola_atb" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Hello again, I tried checking as you said, but I do not get to see where you share the drive or folder. Instead, what I get is Local sharing and security "To share this folder with other users of this computer only, drag it to the Shared Documents folder To make this folder and its subfolders private so that only you have access, select the following check box." The chec box above is grayed out. When I click on the Shared Documents link, it takes me to he content of my shared documents. I was expecting to see the dialog box that asks me what name I want to share the folder as, and permissions can then be allocated. Is there something I am missing that is not allowing the system to show me that? Thanks again in advance... -- An Avvid Student "P. Di Stolfo" wrote: Hello, what users do you find, when you right-click the Drive - Properties - tab "Security"? If you are not on the list, or you don't have all permissions, add yourself and give your account all permissions. If this doesn't work, try gaining ownership over the drive, by clicking "Advanced..." in the tab "Security" - Owner - select your user. Taking ownership could take a little time. Please report back if it worked. Greetings, P. Di Stolfo -- //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "ola_atb" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Hello all, I had 2 different desktops; a Sony Vaio and a Dell Dimension 2350. Both had Windows XP Professional on them. To cut the long story short, the motherboard for my Dell died on me and instead of buying another one, decided to just move the harddisk into the Sony Vaio. I had made my files private in the Dell, and now, I do not have access to my files even though the username and password were the same prior to the dell giving up. Is there a way that I can gain access to my information again? Please note that the harddisk from the Dell is now the F Drive in my Sony, and my username as the system owner is the same as what I had on the Dell. Thanks in advance. -- An Avvid Student |
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Cannot access my private folder...
Hello again,
I just changed my display name to Akita Lover.... So I am still the same person that posted the first posting. And, NO, the security tab was not visible. Thanks "ola_atb" wrote: Hello all, I had 2 different desktops; a Sony Vaio and a Dell Dimension 2350. Both had Windows XP Professional on them. To cut the long story short, the motherboard for my Dell died on me and instead of buying another one, decided to just move the harddisk into the Sony Vaio. I had made my files private in the Dell, and now, I do not have access to my files even though the username and password were the same prior to the dell giving up. Is there a way that I can gain access to my information again? Please note that the harddisk from the Dell is now the F Drive in my Sony, and my username as the system owner is the same as what I had on the Dell. Thanks in advance. -- An Avvid Student |
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Cannot access my private folder...
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Akita Lover wrote: Hello again, I just changed my display name to Akita Lover.... So I am still the same person that posted the first posting. And, NO, the security tab was not visible. Thanks "ola_atb" wrote: Hello all, I had 2 different desktops; a Sony Vaio and a Dell Dimension 2350. Both had Windows XP Professional on them. To cut the long story short, the motherboard for my Dell died on me and instead of buying another one, decided to just move the harddisk into the Sony Vaio. I had made my files private in the Dell, and now, I do not have access to my files even though the username and password were the same prior to the dell giving up. Is there a way that I can gain access to my information again? Please note that the harddisk from the Dell is now the F Drive in my Sony, and my username as the system owner is the same as what I had on the Dell. Thanks in advance. -- An Avvid Student You need to disable Simple File Sharing and take ownership of the files. Take a look at these articles for more info: How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in Windows XP You need to disable Simple File Sharing and take ownership of the files. Take a look at these articles for more info: How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874/ How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;308421 "Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881 Note: If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, you must start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an account that has Administrative rights to have access to the Security tab. To start in Safe Mode, reboot your computer and start tapping the F8 key as soon as you see anything displayed on the screen. Keep hitting F8 until the Advanced Startup Options menu appears. Use the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard to select Safe Mode. Hit Enter. Good luck Nepatsfan How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;308421 "Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881 Good luck Nepatsfan |
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Cannot access my private folder...
See Help and Support and search for "take ownership"
HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421 Note: You need to go into Folder Options, View and scroll down. Uncheck Use simple file sharing in order to see the Security tab. -- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "ola_atb" wrote in message ... Hello all, I had 2 different desktops; a Sony Vaio and a Dell Dimension 2350. Both had Windows XP Professional on them. To cut the long story short, the motherboard for my Dell died on me and instead of buying another one, decided to just move the harddisk into the Sony Vaio. I had made my files private in the Dell, and now, I do not have access to my files even though the username and password were the same prior to the dell giving up. Is there a way that I can gain access to my information again? Please note that the harddisk from the Dell is now the F Drive in my Sony, and my username as the system owner is the same as what I had on the Dell. Thanks in advance. -- An Avvid Student |
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Cannot access my private folder...
Thanks to all, I have finally gained access with the solutions given.
Regards -- An Avvid Student "Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote: See Help and Support and search for "take ownership" HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421 Note: You need to go into Folder Options, View and scroll down. Uncheck Use simple file sharing in order to see the Security tab. -- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "ola_atb" wrote in message ... Hello all, I had 2 different desktops; a Sony Vaio and a Dell Dimension 2350. Both had Windows XP Professional on them. To cut the long story short, the motherboard for my Dell died on me and instead of buying another one, decided to just move the harddisk into the Sony Vaio. I had made my files private in the Dell, and now, I do not have access to my files even though the username and password were the same prior to the dell giving up. Is there a way that I can gain access to my information again? Please note that the harddisk from the Dell is now the F Drive in my Sony, and my username as the system owner is the same as what I had on the Dell. Thanks in advance. -- An Avvid Student |
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