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 18:42:49 -0700
You're welcome, good luck.
-- 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:eOUbQ8aJEHA.2704@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > 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 >> 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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