Steve said:
my computer has been crashed and I reinstalled xp and it runs fine.
But My problem starts here...
all the files (word document) I can not open nor copy it.
it keep saying that " access is denied"
I have like hundred of documents that has to be opened
please help me with this situation?
Thank you.
PS when i reinstalled, I put same name as adminstrator because this
laptop is only used by me..
Common issue. In the deep recesses of the Windows world you never see, your
username is not what you believe it to be. (Tales from the Darkside.. You
like? heh)
Essentially, what happened is that the user you created in the reinstall and
the user you had before are NOT the same. They may have the same name, but
underneath, they are all different. It's part of Windows NT kernel / NTFS
OS security structure.
What you need to do now is as this admin, take ownership of the files. It's
actually quite easy, once you know how. To find out how, my uggestion is to
start up Help and Support from your start meny and search for "ownership"
and read the articles on how to take it. =) However, here is something
along the lines of what you will get:
To take ownership of a file or folder
1.. Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or folder you want to
take ownership of.
2.. Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the
Security tab.
3.. Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
4.. In the Change owner to box, click the new owner.
5.. (Optional) To change the owner of all subcontainers and objects within
the tree, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
Notes
a.. To open Windows Explorer, click Start, point to Programs, point to
Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.
b.. If you are not joined to a domain and want to view the Security tab,
see To display the Security tab.
c.. You can transfer ownership in two ways:
a.. The current owner can grant the Take ownership permission to others,
allowing those users to take ownership at any time.
b.. An administrator can take ownership of any file on the computer.
However, the administrator cannot transfer ownership to others. This
restriction keeps the administrator accountable.
d.. In Windows XP Professional, the Everyone group no longer includes the
Anonymous Logon group.
