Re: Win XP folder permissions question

"Stu Katz" <carpman76@xxxxxxxxx> wrote
Hi,

I've got a PC which now comes up with a black screen at startup with
the folloing message "Disk Read error". So I removed this disk and
plugged it in as a slave into another computer and am able to see the
files, but cannot get into the Main/Administartor's folder, I get an
"access denied" error.

Does anyone here know how I can access that folder or change the
permissions on it so that I can get that data that is in that folder?


Take ownership of the folders and files. From start | help and support search on ownership and on permissions, or see these articles. Not for XP Home you'll need to boot into safe mode and login to the Administrator account to see the security tab and for XP Pro disable simple file sharing.

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

How to set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308418/en-us

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

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