Re: accessing the documents and settings folders and other folders in my home networ
From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 04/21/04
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Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 13:38:25 -0700
And my response is the same, there instructions in my response for XP Home
and XP Pro, see below:
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/ "apex75@sbcglobal.net" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:26c101c427de$d96da100$a001280a@phx.gbl... >I am running both xp home and pro and I get the same issue >>-----Original Message----- >>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/ >> >>"apex75@sbcglobal.net" > <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >>message news:25eb01c427d2$4301bfa0$a001280a@phx.gbl... >>>I am have workgroup with two computers one is xp pro the >>> other is win2k pro when I try to access the documents > and >>> settings folder and my name folder under that I get > access >>> is denied and the other folders as well liek program > files >>> and system files I do have the drive being shared and I >>> can access it on the win 2k pro machine I just cant > access >>> the folders. >> >> >>. >>
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