Re: access denied when explorring some items

From: Leonard F Kiesling (lenny323_at_optonline-removetoreply-.net)
Date: 09/27/04 

Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 23:54:52 -0400

went into safe mode-administrator-start-explore all users-user #3-desktop
folder-properties-security tab. upon selecting the security tab, an advisory
box states: "you do not have permissions to view or edit current permission
settings on desktop, but you can take ownership or change auditing
settings." how do you take ownership?

also, after ok'ing the advisory box, security tab views. under
advanced-owner, it states "unable to display current owner". when i go to
the other 2 users' desktop folder's properties-security-advanced-owner, it
dislays the name of the user. i'm a bit confused. can you help? thank you,
len kiesling

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:OjpW$ACpEHA.3520@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi Len,
>
> In WinXP Home systems, you can only access the security settings by
logging
> on as administrator in Safe mode. You will need to change the permissions
on
> those folders. By design, XP does not share the user profile folders.
>
> HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in
Windows
> XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418
>
> --
> 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
>
> "Leonard F Kiesling" <lenny323@optonline-removetoreply-.net> wrote in
> message news:%23xlbkzApEHA.2864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > using xp home, dell desktop, 5 mos old. have 3 users with admin
> > privileges.
> > unable to explore one user's cookies, desktop, & favorites folders from
> > explore all users, unless i'm signed onto that user. i receive an access
> > denied advisory box. the other users explore each other with no problem.
> >
> > i logged onto the user that i cannot explore. went to explore, & viewed
> > each
> > folder: cookies, desktop & favorites' properties-sharing tab, & the item
> > "make this a private folder" is checked, but greyed so it cannot be
> > toggled
> > on/off. at one time this user had a password, but has since removed it.
is
> > there a way to uncheck the "make this a private folder" in those 3
> > folders,
> > so i can explore them from the other user accounts?
> >
> > than you, len kiesling
> >
> >
>
>

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