Changed default location for my documents but now users can't chan

[carolyn]

Hi,
I was running low on disk space and changed the default location on my
documents to my d drive for not only my user account, but 2 other users on
the same computer. Now when they go in to change/save something on their
user account under their my documents i.e my daughter wanted to add a caption
to a picture in her My Picutres folder... it says she does not have
permission to save to this directory . Short of making these users
administrators (which I tested and it did allow them to make changes) what
can I do. I really don't want to make them administrators on their user
accounts. However, I do want them to be able to make changes to their files
on their user account-- we didn't have this problem when before when the my
documents was at the default c drive location? Help. Thanks

 

[JS]

You may need to give them Admin temporarily for the solutions listed below
to work.
Access is Denied Error Message XP Pro:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881

Error Message: "Access Is Denied" XP Home:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823306/en-us

Also read this MS KB article about how to take ownership of files.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

JS

 

[carolyn]

Hmmm... explain this to me though. Prior to me moving the default location
for my documents to the d drive, I had already moved several of their larger
files including some documents and pictures to the d drive under various
folders and they could save and change those documents just fine under a
limited user account in that d drive. Permissions seemed to change when I
moved the default location for my documents and then moved those files under
the default folders created ie.e my documents, my pictures etc.....
I hope this makes sense.

 

[JS]

When you moved the location of another user's My Documents folder while
logged on to your account you changed the Security ID (SID) for that user's
My Documents folder, therefore that user's SID (which has not been changed)
no longer matches their My Documents folder new SID. The SID was changed
when you moved it to the new location using your account.

JS

 

[carolyn]

Ok - that does make sense, however, I'm pretty sure I logged into each user
account (after temporarily resetting permissions to administrator) and moved
the location of the my documents folder rather than doing it from my account.
neither here nor there, how do I fix this? Will your link on taking
ownership of files do the trick or do I have to do the safe mode thing?
Thanks for your help I appreciate it.

 

[JS]

Yes
Read the document carefully and you should be ok.

JS

 

[carolyn]

Thanks amazing how much you can learn my acutally reading!-- However, I now
have another problem. I tried to start up in safe mode and and I get a blue
screen after I press F8 that says please select the boot device: choices are:
SM-Sony DVd RW DW-414A, 1st Floppy Drive and PM-ST3160021A. I have tried
all 3 choices and the esc to go to default and it does not start up in safe
mode-- it just gives me the same sign on screen and no gray screen, no
indication of being in safe mode- so I'm guessing I'm not.

I have only started in safe mode a few times, and I am pressing the f8 key
upon start up, is there something I'm doing wrong? Yikes I didn't think I
was that dumb on this thing until today....

 

[carolyn]

Ok - I figured out I was hitting the f8 just a little too quickly. I was
able to go into safe mode and change the permissions-- thanks so much for
your help.

One last question: Do you think I screwed up anything by selecting the boot
devices when I was hitting f8 too quickly? Everything so far seems to be
running ok-just wanted to know what that blue screen for boot devices does
and what I did by selecting them. Again I really appreciate your help.

 

[JS]

Boot devices are usually selected by entering the BIOS setup mode and the F8
key (as long as you did not press any other keys) should not have changed
anything. As to why the holding down the F8 key too soon caused the
menu/options that were displayed, I can only guess that it created some type
of keyboard error causing the BIOS to display the boot devices.

The best way to startup in Safe Mode is to press the F8 key several times,
not just press and hold it down as you found out.

JS