Re: accessing the documents and settings folders and other folders in my home networ
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Date: 04/21/04
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Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:25:23 -0700
you would not happen to know on my other post for the
desktop shortcuts thank you for your help
>-----Original Message-----
>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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