Logical Drive (access is denied)

[BA]

We have just installed Windows XP Professional on one of
our machine which has three partitions - C, D, and E.
XP was installed on C drive.
After installation, we can access C drive and E drive(
which has many folders and files prior to XP installation)
normally.
But D drive is not accessible. It has many folders and
files prior to XP installation. In Windows Explorer, when
we click this drive, it says "D:\ is not accessible.
ACCESS IS DENIED". When we click on properties of D drive
it shows zero bytes and Security Tab is missing.
Also in Computer management -> Disk management, it shows D
Drive (Healthy NTFS) with 17.09 GB as Capacity, 12.73 GB
as Free Space (74 % Free)

Kindly Help.
Regards
Ajay Bal

 

[WJ]

"BA"

We have just installed Windows XP Professional on one of
our machine which has three partitions - C, D, and E.
XP was installed on C drive.

Are C, D, and E each is on its own disk module ?

When we click on properties of D drive
it shows zero bytes and Security Tab is missing.
Also in Computer management -> Disk management, it shows D
Drive (Healthy NTFS) with 17.09 GB as Capacity, 12.73 GB
as Free Space (74 % Free)

Are you dual-booting ? If so, you may need to give each O.S its own disk
module, not just partion, but physical partion on their own drive. This
happend on me when I attempted to dual-boot W2003 on each partion but the
partions shared on the same disk module. The dual-boot works fine but it is
confused on disk space properties. I finally had to wipe out the whole
system, installed a new disk and gave each OS its own disk (NTFS), then
everything works right.

John

 

[BA]

Thanks for the reply.
To answers your questions :

C, D, E are the logical partitions of a single Hard disk.
We are NOT dual booting.
The system is denying the access to drive D

Regards.
Ajay Bal

 

[WJ]

"BA"

The system is denying the access to drive D

Try to logom as ADMinistrator and "Take Ownership" from drive D

John

 

[BA]

Thanks for solving the problem
Taking ownership solved the issue.
Thanks a lot !!!

Take ownership was possible when simple file sharing is
ticked off

Ajay Bal