Re: access denied to my documents after rebuild/upgrade SP2

From: WTC (bcrawfordjr(remove)_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/31/05 

Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 18:54:49 -0800

"John Merritt" <no.spam.keep.this@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:gr6rv0lmfr3ja7fsfegg02ufeq5tem2t48@4ax.com...
> Can somebody please advise how to fix this problem?
> I am so frustrated that I would be pulling my hair out by now
> - if I had any left :-)
>
> Access Denied after reinstalling XP Home SP2.
>
> I need to access the security tab on an Iomega firewire 120 GB
> external drive to regain ownership to my documents folder which, due
> to its size, I store on this drive.
>
> My C drive went down the tubes. I moved my D drive to become my new C
> drive. What was my external G drive is now my D drive. I cannot get
> to the security tab to claim back ownership of my documents except in
> safe mode. If I boot in safe mode windows is not aware that it has an
> external drive. With XP Home SP2 is there any other way to access the
> security tab without booting into safe mode? Or is there anyway I can
> have access to an external drive whilst in safe mode?
>
> John Merritt UK.
>

This may help, How to Take Ownership of files and Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421 

-- 
William

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