Re: NTFS Security
From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 04/19/04
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 18:27:29 -0700
This sounds like a file ownership issue related to NTFS. Note, file
ownership and permissions supersede administrator rights. How you resolve
it depends upon which version of XP you are running.
XP-Home
Unfortunately, XP Home using NTFS is essentially hard wired for "Simple File
Sharing" at system level.
However, you can set XP Home permissions in Safe Mode. Reboot, and start
hitting F8, a menu should eventually appear and one of the
options is Safe Mode. Select it. Note, it will ask for the administrator's
password. This is not your administrator account, rather it is the
machine's administrator account for which users are asked to create a
password during setup.
If you created no such password, when requested, leave blank and press
enter.
Open Explorer, go to Tools and Folder Options, on the view tab, scroll to
the bottom of the list, if it shows "Enable Simple File Sharing" deselect it
and click apply and ok. If it shows nothing or won't let you make a change,
move on to the next step.
Navigate to the files, right click, select properties, go to the Security
tab, click advanced, go to the Owner tab and select the user that was logged
on when you were refused permission to access the files. Click apply and
ok. Close the properties box, reopen it, click add and type in the name of
the user you just enabled. If you wish to set ownership for everything in
the folder, at the bottom of the Owner tab is the following selection:
"Replace owner on subcontainers and objects," select it as well.
Once complete, you should be able to do what you wish with these files when
you log back on as that user.
XP-Pro
If you have XP Pro, temporarily change the limited account to
administrative. First, go to Windows Explorer, go to Tools, select Folder
Options, go to the View tab and be sure "Use Simple File Sharing" is not
selected. If it is, deselect it and click apply and ok.
If you wish everything in a specific folder to be accessible to a user,
right click the folder, select properties, go to the Security tab, click
Advanced, go to the Owner tab,
select the user you wish to have access, at the bottom of the box, you
should see a check box for "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects,"
place a check in the box and click apply and ok.
The user should now be able to perform necessary functions on files in the
folder even as a limited account. If not, make it an admin account again,
right click the folder, select Properties, go to the Security tab and be
sure the user is listed in the user list. If not, click add and type the
user name in the appropriate box, be sure the user has all the necessary
permissions checked in the permission list below the user list, click apply
and ok.
That should do it and allow whatever access you desire for that folder even
in a limited account.
-- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "Tropicana" <relax@tropical.beach.com.mo> wrote in message news:exL1xhaJEHA.1944@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Hello to all, > > I currently have a PC with 2 HDDs. The first is the OS and software and > the > second is the data. The data drive included the "My Documents" and was > set > for my account under Windows 2000. > > Last week, a virus had totally infected my computer (had no idea as that I > was using Vet anti-virus software from Computer Associates). It totally > slowed down my system that it became inoperable. After repairing the OS, > the computer was running rather handicapped (no offence to those who are > handicapped) > > Under Windows 2000, my data hard drive was formatted to NTFS. Although I > managed to save my data drive from the virus but there seems to be some > reprocussions that have happened. > > I have managed to make a backup on DVD but I believe that I have made some > changes to the my documents before making the final decision to install > Windows XP professional. > > One XP was installed, I wished to set the my documents to the data drive > (like the previous Windows) but I cannot get access to that folder. > > I know that it is a security feature of NTFS but I am asking is there a > way > that I could get access to this drive for me to get the updated > information > that I reluctantly made a crude backup into that folder. > > I do hope that someone can help me and reply promptly. > > Thankin you all and Kindest regards > >
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