Re: New Disk File Problem

From: bullwinkel J. Moose (quincey.nyc_at_verizon.net)
Date: 08/27/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 00:03:01 -0400

Michael, I want to thank you for taking the time to help.

But, I am running Windows XP PROFESSIONAL sp2.

Ok I did go into safe mode and interestingly the deskto, call it werner's
desktop was not listed.

As for the rest of your instructions, I have unchecked the enable simple
file sharing. But it made no difference.

I have the administrators desktop and one called W&J's desktop. Both of
these allow me to go into the windows explorer for the 2 logical drives
that are closed off to me in werner's desktop.

It just happens that werner's desktop is the one that my wife and I use all
the time.

I'm becoming very frustrated here. I consider myself a power user. I have 2
HDD's in the computer and a 3rd as an external HD. But the problem occurs in
the external and the second hard drive in the computer. It also occurs in
the floppy drive but only on werner's desktop.

Can you try again for me please. Thanks 

-- 
Regards,
Werner
quincey.nyc@nospam.verizon.net
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"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in 
message news:ebxmJlyiEHA.1348@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> If you have  XP Home Edition, you have to go to Safe Mode as mentioned in 
> the first part of the instructions I posted as follows:
> 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.
>
>
> -- 
> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
> "bullwinkel J. Moose" <quincey.nyc@verizon.net> wrote in message 
> news:uxLZPzxiEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Thank you you have given me lots of info.
>>
>> I'm running Windows xpsp2. This problem existed before i installed sp2 
>> which went very smoothly.I have several accounts. The main admin account 
>> which is visible in the logon screen. I have 3 other desktops all of 
>> which are set for admin rights. What I will do is delete 2 of them. The 
>> 3rd I cannot delete and the fourth is my working desktop which my wife 
>> shares.
>>
>> I have gone to windows explorer tools and selected folder options and the 
>> view tab. The simple file sharing is not selected. and apply does not 
>> ungrey and I click ok.
>>
>> I think I'm being dense but nothing's working. Can you try again for 
>> windows xp-sp2?
>>
>> I sure would appreciate it.
>>
>> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in 
>> message news:%23A%23xDFwiEHA.1432@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> The issue is not what you used to create the partition, the issue is 
>>> likely one of file ownership:
>>> 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.
>> I've cut out the windows xp home section.
>>>
>>> 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/
>>>
>>> "bullwinkel J. Moose" <quincey.nyc@verizon.net> wrote in message 
>>> news:%239Rd4RhiEHA.636@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>I have added an additional Hard Drive to my system. I have partitioned 
>>>>it using Partition Magic. I run Windows XP-Sp2 with no problems. I made 
>>>>several partitions on this drive also with no problems an I can see them 
>>>>in Windows Explorer. When I am running an "Administrator" desktop I can 
>>>>add/remove/move etc files into the new logical drives.
>>>> BUT when I am running in my main user desktp which has administrator 
>>>> priveledges I cannot write to or change or delete programs or files 
>>>> from the new partitions
>>>>
>>>> I know that there is somewhere in XP a rule or something which will let 
>>>> me change the rules so that I can manipulate these partitions normally 
>>>> from my main user desktop.
>>>>
>>>> Any advice or help gratefully appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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