Re: Drives not recognized by XP
From: Cecelia (Cecelia_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/25/04
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Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 18:22:03 -0700
Rick,
Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunatly even right clicking on the c: drive gives me a access denied message. I guess what I am having a hard time with is that it will install XP as many times as I want to the C drive but yet not have a visual or access to it. I am truly at my wits end.
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> You may need to take ownership of the folders on C:\, Right-click a folder,
> select properties. Go to the security tab and click advanced. You can take
> control of the folders on the owner tab. For the security tab to appear in a
> WinXP Pro system, you must disable simple file sharing in the control
> panel/folder options/view tab. For a WinXP Home system, you must restart in
> safe mode and logon as administrator. More details here:
>
> HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421]
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
>
> An additional note for WinXP Pro users: This procedure will not help you
> recover data if the files are encrypted. All you will be able to do is
> delete them. To recover encrypted files you will need the original
> encryption certificate or a Recovery Agent from the installation under which
> they were encrypted. Without one of these, the files are not recoverable.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Cecelia" <Cecelia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C2F2ADB3-66C0-4AB1-80BE-21D0E129C576@microsoft.com...
> > Rick,
> > In the disk managment all the drives are showing. If I right click on C:
> there is no import option. If I try to open the message says: C:\ is not
> accessable, Access denied
> >
> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Cecelia,
> > >
> > > Start/run diskmgmt.msc, if you right-click a volume that is currently
> > > unavailable, is "import" one of the options?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best of Luck,
> > >
> > > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > > Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> > > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> > >
> > > "Cecelia" <Cecelia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:5FD6B646-6A77-4EB4-80C9-18EA87EAFF15@microsoft.com...
> > > > I posted a message earlier today about how I accidently upgraded my 2K
> to
> > > XP instead of doing an install so I could dual boot. I received a reply
> that
> > > I can't go back to 2K. I have a 60G hard drive with 7 partitions and a
> 13G
> > > hard drive with two partitions. XP recognizes and allows acces to all
> the
> > > partitions on the 13G drive. It will only recognize and allow access to
> 2
> > > partitions on the 60G. The other five show as local disks but I can't
> access
> > > them. Under 2K all the drives had unique labels, now the drives I can't
> > > access are labeled local disk.
> > > >
> > > > What is driving me crazy is that it allowed me to install another copy
> of
> > > XP on my C drive which I have done. But I can't access the drive itself.
> Any
> > > suggestions on how to obtain access. Re-installing doesn't appear to be
> the
> > > solution? Any help someone could give would be greatly appreciated. This
> is
> > > seriously affecting my small business. l
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
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