File transfer from XP to Vista

[Guest]

My computer manufacturer attempted to resolve a problem in my
out-of-warrantee desktop...whatever they did resulted in my PC melting down
to a very expensive paperweight. The company immediately took responsibility
(!) and shipped me a new, modern PC (!!!)

The problem is that I had been using XP and the new PC came loaded with
Vista. I plugged the old hard drive into the new machine and wanted to use
the File Transfer utility to move my files...nope, it doesn't seem to be
designed for this. I decided to do it manually and found that files and
directories in the regular file tree moved fine. I am not able to move those
files in my user directory (MY Documents, My Pictures, etc) without unlocking
each subdirectory and each file individually. Unless I can figure out how to
update the permissions on multiple files or move the files in question out of
the user directory, I am going to be trying to fix this issue for the rest of
my life.

 

[Malke]

My computer manufacturer attempted to resolve a problem in my
out-of-warrantee desktop...whatever they did resulted in my PC melting down
to a very expensive paperweight. The company immediately took responsibility
(!) and shipped me a new, modern PC (!!!)

The problem is that I had been using XP and the new PC came loaded with
Vista. I plugged the old hard drive into the new machine and wanted to use
the File Transfer utility to move my files...nope, it doesn't seem to be
designed for this. I decided to do it manually and found that files and
directories in the regular file tree moved fine. I am not able to move those
files in my user directory (MY Documents, My Pictures, etc) without unlocking
each subdirectory and each file individually. Unless I can figure out how to
update the permissions on multiple files or move the files in question out of
the user directory, I am going to be trying to fix this issue for the rest of
my life.

Take ownership of the parent folder and make sure you include "Replace
owner on subcontainers...". Here are details:

Check the permissions of the file or folder the file is saved in and
take ownership:

1. Right-click the file or folder, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Security tab.
3. Under Group or user names, click your name to see the permissions you
have.

To open a file, you need to have read permission. For more information
on permissions, see What are permissions?

http://tinyurl.com/2j9vgr

To take ownership of a folder:

1. Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then
click Properties.
2. Click the Security tab, click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
3. Click Edit. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for
an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide
confirmation.
4. Click the name of the person you want to give ownership to.
5. If you want that person to be the owner of files and subfolders in
this folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check
box.
6. Click OK


Malke

 

[Saucy]

My computer manufacturer attempted to resolve a problem in my
out-of-warrantee desktop...whatever they did resulted in my PC melting
down
to a very expensive paperweight. The company immediately took
responsibility
(!) and shipped me a new, modern PC (!!!)

The problem is that I had been using XP and the new PC came loaded with
Vista. I plugged the old hard drive into the new machine and wanted to
use
the File Transfer utility to move my files...nope, it doesn't seem to be
designed for this. I decided to do it manually and found that files and
directories in the regular file tree moved fine. I am not able to move
those
files in my user directory (MY Documents, My Pictures, etc) without
unlocking
each subdirectory and each file individually. Unless I can figure out how
to
update the permissions on multiple files or move the files in question out
of
the user directory, I am going to be trying to fix this issue for the rest
of
my life.

Just an idea:

Try moving the files out of the specialty folders to a regular place first,
then move them over to the new computer? As you said, files and directories
in the regular file tree moved fine.

Saucy

 

[Saucy]

Take ownership of the parent folder and make sure you include "Replace
owner on subcontainers...". Here are details:

Check the permissions of the file or folder the file is saved in and take
ownership:

1. Right-click the file or folder, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Security tab.
3. Under Group or user names, click your name to see the permissions you
have.

To open a file, you need to have read permission. For more information on
permissions, see What are permissions?

http://tinyurl.com/2j9vgr

To take ownership of a folder:

1. Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then
click Properties.
2. Click the Security tab, click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
3. Click Edit. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for
an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide
confirmation.
4. Click the name of the person you want to give ownership to.
5. If you want that person to be the owner of files and subfolders in this
folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
6. Click OK


Malke
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I like that answer. 'Hope it works for 'em.

Saucy