Re: "Cannot write to directory (directory)."

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From: Agmeusic Bits (Neo_at_Theone.net)
Date: 09/30/04


Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 19:18:05 -0400

Oops, wrong place for reply

sorry
"Agmeusic Bits" <Neo@Theone.net> wrote in message
news:Bt07d.20674$MD5.1095084@news20.bellglobal.com...
> I want to clarify my problem. I'm trying to get data off a friends drive
so
> I can store it while I reinstall XP on their machine. I've put their drive
> in my computer as a slave. I only have one account on my XP Home Edition,
so
> I believe I'm running as the administrator. When I right-click on a
folder,
> I do not see any securities tab to click to take ownership of the folder?
> Does this make it any clearer? Can I get the Administrator documents from
> another hard drive onto mine? I know the password for their administrator
> account, but their machine will not boot!
> Should I still have to go into SAFE MODE to get administrator rights?
>
> Help? Again?
> "Robert Moir" <bofh@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:O$5lKdzpEHA.1644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > leslie wrote:
> > > I am getting this message and can not figure out how to save things
> > > to the directory.Ihave tryed to change thigs in the propertys part of
> > > the directory.
> >
> > Which directory and what are you trying to write to it?
> >
> >
>
>



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