HD access after installing XP

[Taob]

I've been running Windows 2000 for over a year and
decided to update to Windows XP. Fine. I backed up my
users profiles and data including thesis papers, business
records, personal data and programming projects to the
secondary NTFS hard disk drive which up until hasn't been
problematic.

After installing XP I no longer have access to that
drive. The Properties reports the drive as RAW, Disk
Management reports the drive as NTFS, File and Print
Sharing is installed but I can't gain access, take
control nor change permissions of the 20GB drive.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

This article describes how to take ownership of a file or folder
to which you have been denied access:

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I've been running Windows 2000 for over a year and
| decided to update to Windows XP. Fine. I backed up my
| users profiles and data including thesis papers, business
| records, personal data and programming projects to the
| secondary NTFS hard disk drive which up until hasn't been
| problematic.
|
| After installing XP I no longer have access to that
| drive. The Properties reports the drive as RAW, Disk
| Management reports the drive as NTFS, File and Print
| Sharing is installed but I can't gain access, take
| control nor change permissions of the 20GB drive.

 

[Taob]

Thank you Carey but allow me to specify more details. The
securities tab is not visible. Disk Management reports it
as NTFS, Properties reports it as RAW.

I've since put the drive in another computer and it isn't
recognized by that machine.

 

[Taob]

I'm one of the old school folks who believe in the
importance of sharing information. So I hope what I
provide to you is of some use.

In Windows Xp, for platform compatibility, there is a
feature called "Simple File Sharing". It is enabled by
default in XP Pro. By clearing this setting the
administrator of the machine will be able to gain Full
Control of the drive/folder(s) using conventional means,
as noted by Carey in her reply to my principle post.

I'll let all of you reading this figure out how to access
this advanced setting. It's a wonderful little tool. =)