access denied problem please help!

[midnight]

REALLY need some help, will be massively appreciated if you can help
me.

For some reason I have folders that randomly seem to have lost all
access
permissions. They report when tried to access, move, rename etc:

C:\folder\problemfolder is not accessable.

Access is denied.

Though I created the folder, have an admin account, and no programs are
using
it. It seems to have occoured after moving a folder of files.

I've tried: right click, properties (there is no security tab and
sharing is
gray). Resetting my windows password (it originally didn't have one,
but i
tried
using one, and then taking it away again and neither worked). Tried
safe mode,
same problem. I've also tried to access them from another admin
account.

It's windows XP home 2002 with SP1.

PLEASE help these are such important files and I have lost all access
to them.
I
know security is security but there must be a failsafe when the
permissions are
lost to any user?

The KB reports something about resetting permissions, but it talks
about a
security/users tab i can't find on this system. The fact it isn't xp
pro can't
help.

Can you help ASAP?!

Many thanks, Richie

Tried: (but no security tab!)
http://tinyurl.com/3aw7


midnight

 

[Roger Abell]

Richie,

When you MOVE a file or folder within a single
partition the moved result ends up
-initially with any inherited permissions that it
originally had carried along
-eventually with the inherited permissions replaced
so that those it had originally are gone and these get
replaced by what is correct for where it was move to.

This could account for what you have experienced.
When relocating things within a single partition, I will
usually do a copy and then delete the original, at least
I will do this if I know the permission of the moved from
and the moved to locations are different.

In the Home edition you have, the Security dialog is only
available when in an F8 safe mode boot. You should use
this to view the current permissions and adjust them as
needed so that your desired accounts have the needed
permissions. In doing this, if the account you us has no
permissions and also is not the owner, then you may need
to take ownership.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421
http://support.microsoft.com/?ID=308418
http://support.microsoft.com/?ID=308419

 

[midnight]

THANK YOU so much! Saved my life ;

midnigh