Over-the-top installation of XP - Now some folders deny my access

Oblong Cheese · 10th June 2002, 2:12 PM

XP stuffed up, so I installed over the top again - Now there are some folders that say "Access Denied" when I try to open them. This is on an NTFS file system, and basically I want to know how I can get into the folders. Is it possible?

davehole · 10th June 2002, 2:23 PM

if you are an administrator then you should be able to right click on the folders and then click 'Sharing and Security', then click on the security tab and modify who can do what, and make sure that you are allowed full access.

davehole

zzzzz · 10th June 2002, 2:57 PM

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Originally posted by davehole
if you are an administrator then you should be able to right click on the folders and then click 'Sharing and Security', then click on the security tab and modify who can do what, and make sure that you are allowed full access.

davehole

Maddhatter explained how to do this in this thread:
http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...take+ownership

XP uses 'simple file sharing' by default and this means the security tab is not available until you uncheck the box.

Oblong Cheese · 10th June 2002, 4:43 PM

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Originally posted by zzzzz
Maddhatter explained how to do this in this thread:
http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...take+ownership

Thank you zzzzz for the link, and thank you Madhatter for knowing how to fix it!

You're a champ!

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davehole Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 765	if you are an administrator then you should be able to right click on the folders and then click 'Sharing and Security', then click on the security tab and modify who can do what, and make sure that you are allowed full access. davehole