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92680 2002-10-24 21:38:00 Here's a strange problem. An elderly lady whos PC I used to look after has moved to Auckland (that's her first problem). I got her Windows XP Pro so that I could sort out here Software problems remotely.

Her latest problem is with her floppy drive. When she tries to double click a: drive she gets the message "do not have access to the folder'A:\'. See your adminsitrator for access to this folder"

Iny ideas?
crozier (2004)
92681 2002-10-25 00:29:00 You probably have not given her permission to access the A: drive. Have you set her as a Power User (assuming it is the same as Win2000 mikebartnz (21)
92682 2002-10-25 01:00:00 She's set up with all user permissions. crozier (2004)
92683 2002-10-25 01:19:00 Les,

It could be something real simple - there could be a problem with the hardware (was the PC shipped to Akl) and something has 'moved'. Try a formatted disk in the drive and see if you can write to it and read from it.

You did say Windows XP didn't you?... then another possiblity is you may need to modify some keys in the registry (remove any possible Policy restrictions)

Start Regedit and go to the following

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\

Now select and delete all the 'KEYS' that are there e.g.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\Network
...

Cheers, Babe.
Babe Ruth (416)
92684 2002-10-25 01:34:00 Thanks babe, I'll try that over the weekend. :) crozier (2004)
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