HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
NOTE: You must be logged on to the computer using an account that has
administrative privileges. If you are running Windows XP Home Edition, in
order to have access to the Security tab, you must first start in Safe Mode
and log on with an account that has Administrative rights.
Touch Base wrote:
:: :: I am trying to recover data on a laptop drive where the laptop died.
:: I
:: can read the disk but cannot get into the folders where the
:: information
:: is that I need. I followed the procedures on Microsoft's site for
:: taking ownership of a directory but they don't work on some
:: directories. After I right click on the directory and select
:: Sharing and Security
:: there is no Security tab. On other directories that tab is there.
:: What do I need to do to get access to the "blocked" directories?
::
:: =========================================================
::
:: Does this help you?
::
::
::
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/...ecurity-tab-found-in-windows-xp-professional/
:: So to see and unhide the Security tab, just use the following steps:
::
:: 1.. Launch Windows Explorer or My Computer.
:: 2.. Click on the Tools at the menu bar, then click on Folder
:: Options.
:: 3.. Click on View tab.
:: 4.. In the Advanced Settings section at the bottom of the list,
:: uncheck and unselect (clear the tick) on the "Use simple file
:: sharing (Recommended)" check box.
:: 5.. Click OK.
:: Security tab is available only to Administrator or users with
:: administrative rights. So make sure you login as one. And security
:: can only be set in an NTFS partition. If you're still having problem
:: to reveal or display the Security tab on files or folder properties,
:: check out the following registry hack and set the value to 0 or
:: simply delete the key:
::
:: Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
:: Key: Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
:: Name: Nosecuritytab
:: Type: REG_DWORD
:: Value: 1
::
:: If you're using a Windows XP Professional system that is installed
:: in a Workgroup, the Security tab is also hidden by default because
:: in Windows XP Home Edition
::
:: and Windows XP Professional, guests are forced to log on to a
:: workgroup. Follow the instruction and information on Microsoft
:: Knowledge Base where you need to set the value for ForceGuest
:: registry key.
::
:: --
:: Regards,
:: Touch Base
:: Report back on the results, good or bad so others may benefit
::
:: "There's an old story about the person who wished his computer were
:: as easy to use as his telephone. That wish has come true, since I
:: no longer know how to use my telephone." (Bjarne Stroustrup,
:: computer scientist and creator of the C++ programming language.)
