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Thread ID: 74217 2006-11-15 04:52:00 D:\Documents and Settings\user is not accesible. Access is denied. Help Fishy (10540) Press F1
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499293 2006-11-15 04:52:00 I just installed a new hard drive and am trying to acces files that are in "My Documents" on my old hard drive to put them on the new one before I format it. I have to do it this way because I don't have a cd writer.
Problem is I get the access denied error. How can i access the files?
Fishy (10540)
499294 2006-11-15 04:59:00 XP home or XP PRo? gibler (49)
499295 2006-11-15 05:05:00 Hi....

You will have to take ownership.

On the folder above right click>properties>security>advanved button>ownership tab.

like so (i13.photobucket.com)

hightlight your user acc, tick the small box below

ok
SolMiester (139)
499296 2006-11-15 05:10:00 I have no security tab in properties.
It's XP Pro.
Fishy (10540)
499297 2006-11-15 05:14:00 ?..what do you have? SolMiester (139)
499298 2006-11-15 05:15:00 You have to untick use simple file sharing under tools / folder options / view.

Before the permission options etc appear. After u open My computer.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
499299 2006-11-15 05:20:00 Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh thanks it works now. Fishy (10540)
499300 2006-11-15 05:24:00 But if you're sharing a folder on this computer, tick use simple file sharing again after. Otherwise the folder you've shared cant / wont be shared. Speedy Gonzales (78)
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