Dear Group,

I would like some advice on how to access a stubborn folder.

I have an old disk which has Windows XP on it and 2 profiles - Ken and
Paul.

I put in a new disk, made the new disk as the master disk for Windows
to boot from, and named it C. I made the old disk the slave and named
it F. In the new disk, also loaded with Windows XP, I only have a
Kenneth profile

Now, when I tried to access the F:\Documents and Settings\Ken folder,
it says access denied. I logged off and logged in as admin but I am
still not able to access that folder.

Is there a way for me to access the F:\Documents and Settings\Ken while
logged in as Kenneth?

Will creating a Ken profile allow me to access the F:\Documents and
Settings\Ken folder?

Thank you very much.
Regards,
Kenneth.

kennethg wrote:
> Dear Group,
>
> I would like some advice on how to access a stubborn folder.
>
> I have an old disk which has Windows XP on it and 2 profiles - Ken
> and Paul.
>
> I put in a new disk, made the new disk as the master disk for
> Windows to boot from, and named it C. I made the old disk the slave
> and named it F. In the new disk, also loaded with Windows XP, I
> only have a Kenneth profile
>
> Now, when I tried to access the F:\Documents and Settings\Ken
> folder, it says access denied. I logged off and logged in as admin
> but I am still not able to access that folder.
>
> Is there a way for me to access the F:\Documents and Settings\Ken
> while logged in as Kenneth?
>
> Will creating a Ken profile allow me to access the F:\Documents and
> Settings\Ken folder?

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

How to disable simplified sharing & set permissions
on a shared folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874

Read carefully - don't just jump into the steps.

A google search for the exact "error" message and the operating system in
question would have returned... many many hits.

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"kennethg" wrote

> Dear Group,
>
> I would like some advice on how to access a stubborn folder.
>
> I have an old disk which has Windows XP on it and 2 profiles - Ken and
> Paul.
>
> I put in a new disk, made the new disk as the master disk for Windows
> to boot from, and named it C. I made the old disk the slave and named
> it F. In the new disk, also loaded with Windows XP, I only have a
> Kenneth profile
>
> Now, when I tried to access the F:\Documents and Settings\Ken folder,
> it says access denied. I logged off and logged in as admin but I am
> still not able to access that folder.
>
> Is there a way for me to access the F:\Documents and Settings\Ken while
> logged in as Kenneth?
>
> Will creating a Ken profile allow me to access the F:\Documents and
> Settings\Ken folder?


It's an issue of ownership. From Start | Help and Support search on
Ownership or see this article.
How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421