Folders security, permissions

[Peter]

I just re installed XP home edition on my computer. I
have an extra hard drive that I copied my files onto. It
is an NTFS drive. I can browse the files on this drive
(d however some of the folders and files won't open,
with the messege "access denied." I have done the
startup in safe mode and set the security
to "Everyone" "Administrator" and "Administrators."
However, sometimes i can open some of the files, yet
other folders on this drive won't let me access the
files. Is there any way to simply remove all of this
permission nonsense? I am the only person using this
computer, my login has Administrator rights, yet i'm
having a ton of trouble gaining access to my old files on
the d: drive. Any help or advice is appreciated!

-Pete

 

[Gordon]

I just re installed XP home edition on my computer. I
have an extra hard drive that I copied my files onto. It
is an NTFS drive. I can browse the files on this drive
(d however some of the folders and files won't open,
with the messege "access denied." I have done the
startup in safe mode and set the security
to "Everyone" "Administrator" and "Administrators."
However, sometimes i can open some of the files, yet
other folders on this drive won't let me access the
files. Is there any way to simply remove all of this
permission nonsense? I am the only person using this
computer, my login has Administrator rights, yet i'm
having a ton of trouble gaining access to my old files on
the d: drive. Any help or advice is appreciated!

-Pete

Look in Help and Support for "Taking Ownership" of files and folders

 

[Peter]

Gordon:

thanks, i tried that, however I still ahve the same
problem. Do I need to remove all of the permissions
under the permissions tab, and simply leave the owner as
Administrators?

Or do I have to go to each folder manually and add my
user name, Administrator, and Administrators to the
permissinos tab in a hope that that will allow me to open
the folders based on the fact that everyone will then
have access?

thanks for the help
Pete

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

On the Security Tab, click Advanced, then the Owner Tab. In the Change Owner to list, select your username, or Administrators if you prefer. Check the box for Replace owner on subcontainers and objects and click Apply.

 

[Peter]

Okay, I tried those things and still have problems. This
one really is confusing me, here is where I'm at:

On two different folders, in the D: drive, with identical
settings:

Owner is set to Administrators
As for permissions:
Administrators - Full control, not inherited
Everyone - Full control, except take ownership -inherited
from D:
MyUsername(also an admin) - Full control, except take
ownership - inherited from D:

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both these folders have identical settings, yet i can
access D:\Folder1, but NOT D:\Folder2. EVERY setting is
the same. what gives?

Is there any way to just erase all ownership and
permissions and just have everything accessible to
everyone,even with me being the only user on this
machine?!?

Thanks guys,
Pete

-----Original Message-----
On the Security Tab, click Advanced, then the Owner

Tab. In the Change Owner to list, select your username,
or Administrators if you prefer. Check the box for
Replace owner on subcontainers and objects and click
Apply.

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