Steve Louie wrote:
> My Laptop got the blue screen of death doing bootup right after the windows
> XP splash screen. I did everything to repair the installation but it didn't
> work. i figure i'd do a parallel installation and then backup my data and
> reformatt the hard drive and start fresh.
>
> After i performed the Parallel installation, I am not able to access all the
> folders or files from the user of the original installation. some folder let
> me access but other gave me error that it is not accessible; access denied
> error. When I right click on the user folder and choose properties, the
> Security tab is missing, that true on all of the folder when I boot into the
> parallel installation.
>
> I need to access files from the one of the users' folder, please help.
Security Tab
a. The drive must be NTFS
b. For XP Pro, in Folder Options>View uncheck 'Use Simple File Sharing'.
That is the level used in Home, and for some strange reason is on by
default in Pro, too.
How Do I Get the Security tab in Folder Properties? -
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_security_tab.htm
Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421] -
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
Malke
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