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Thread ID: 57689	2005-05-09 23:42:00	XP Protection won't allow me to copy?	doodaddy (8075)	Press F1

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353781	2005-05-09 23:42:00	On my laptop hard drive, some Window's system files corrupted, so I decided to use an adaptor to acces the hard drive's file in a desktop computer. Everything loaded fine and I can see all the files on the lap top hard drive, but everytime I try to open or copy a file from it, I get a message that says the path is either invalid or "the source file may be in use." My original plan was to copy the files I needed onto a network hard drive and reformat the hard drive to start clean. Is this a XP software security thing? Like, when you create a new profile in XP and it asks if the files on that particular profile will be accessible from other profiles, could that be the problem? Any input would be greatly appreciated.	doodaddy (8075)
353782	2005-05-09 23:56:00	Two things to try: (1)---------------------------------------------------------------- Put the disk back and try this: start - Run . . . - "sfc /scannow" note the space, this will check all the system files and replace the files it finds are corrupted . (2)---------------------------------------------------------------- If you want access to data on the disk you may need to take ownership: To take ownership of a folder, follow these steps: 1 . Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties . 2 . Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears) . 3 . Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab . 4 . In the Name list, click your user name, or click Administrator if you are logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators group . If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box . 5 . Click OK, and then click Yes when you receive the following message: You do not have permission to read the contents of directory folder name . Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control? All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes . Note folder name is the name of the folder that you want to take ownership of . 6 . Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and its contents . How to take ownership of a file Note You must be logged on to the computer with an account that has administrative credentials . To take ownership of a file, follow these steps: 1 . Right-click the file that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties . 2 . Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears) . 3 . Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab . 4 . In the Name list, click Administrator, or click the Administrators group, and then click OK . The administrator or the Administrators group now owns the file . To change the permissions on the files and folders under this folder, go to step 5 . 5 . Click Add . 6 . In the Enter the object names to select (examples) list, type the user or group account that you want to give access to the file . For example, type Administrator . 7 . Click OK . 8 . In the Group or user names list, click the account that you want, and then select the check boxes of the permissions that you want to assign that user . 9 . When you are finished assigning permissions, click OK .	Rob99 (151)
353783	2005-05-10 00:00:00	XP does use Windows file protection . Type in windows file protection in Google . It'll explain what Windows File protection is, how u can disable it (which may NOT be a good idea), as the wrong files can crash a system, and make it unstable .	Speedy Gonzales (78)
353784	2005-05-10 00:10:00	Two things to try: (1)---------------------------------------------------------------- Put the disk back and try this: start - Run . . . - "sfc /scannow" note the space, this will check all the system files and replace the files it finds are corrupted . (2)---------------------------------------------------------------- If you want access to data on the disk you may need to take ownership: To take ownership of a folder, follow these steps: 1 . Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties . 2 . Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears) . 3 . Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab . 4 . In the Name list, click your user name, or click Administrator if you are logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators group . If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box . 5 . Click OK, and then click Yes when you receive the following message: You do not have permission to read the contents of directory folder name . Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control? All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes . Note folder name is the name of the folder that you want to take ownership of . 6 . Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and its contents . How to take ownership of a file Note You must be logged on to the computer with an account that has administrative credentials . To take ownership of a file, follow these steps: 1 . Right-click the file that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties . 2 . Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears) . 3 . Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab . 4 . In the Name list, click Administrator, or click the Administrators group, and then click OK . The administrator or the Administrators group now owns the file . To change the permissions on the files and folders under this folder, go to step 5 . 5 . Click Add . 6 . In the Enter the object names to select (examples) list, type the user or group account that you want to give access to the file . For example, type Administrator . 7 . Click OK . 8 . In the Group or user names list, click the account that you want, and then select the check boxes of the permissions that you want to assign that user . 9 . When you are finished assigning permissions, click OK . Changing the ownership fixed it right up . Thank you SO much . You saved me a huge headache . :thumbs:	doodaddy (8075)
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