Re: NTFS Security
From: Tropicana (relax_at_tropical.beach.com.mo)
Date: 04/19/04
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:39:20 +1000
Thank you Michael,
That seems quite logical, I will notify you if it works.
Kindest regards
"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in
message news:u$Km11aJEHA.1388@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>
> 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
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>
> "Tropicana" <relax@tropical.beach.com.mo> wrote in message
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> > 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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