Re: Denied permission to access folders

[Guest btgavin]

Jimmy,

Are there any other switches that need to be added for Vista? I made the

mistake of loading AOL software and now I can't delete the files, even after

using the fix you provided.

Thanks

Brian

 

"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

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> Hello,

>

> This is a common problem with files that you created from another

> installation of Windows.

>

> This has to do with the security settings that Windows XP applied to

> these files. Since they were created from your user account in XP,

> they do not apply to your user account in Vista, and so you are denied

> access in some circumstances.

>

> To fix this, you can follow these steps:

>

> - Click Start

> - Type: cmd

> - Right-click cmd when it appears

> - Click Run As Administrator

> - Change location to the folder you need access to (e.g. cd e:folder)

> - Type: takeown /F . /R /A /D Y > NUL

> - Type: icacls . /grant USER:(OI)(CI)(F) /L /T /Q

> (Where USER is your username - you will only have access from your

> XP and Vista machine in this case)

> (Or, replace USER with Users if you want anyone [on any computer

> your hard drive is plugged into] to have full access to these files)

>

> - JB

>

> On Thu, 31 May 2007 22:17:31 +1200, "Jack K" <Jack@kcaj.com> wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

> >I recently purchased a new external hard drive and I set about transferring

> >files from my old XP computer to my new hard drive that I then connected to

> >my Sony Vaio laptop. Most files on the new hard drive are accessible on my

> >Vista laptop, but a large group (100 Gig) of video editing folders and files

> >are not accessible. I get these messages:

> >

> >"You don't currently have permission to access this folder. Click "continue"

> >to gain access."

> >

> >Then "You have been denied permission to access this folder - To gain access

> >you will need to use the security tab."

> >

> >I have tried to follow the instructions on the help file: "Take ownership of

> >a file or folder", but although I have at least managed to get the video

> >files visible, Windows Media Player cannot play them. I can't do anything

> >with these files, not even delete them or copy them!!

> >

> >Can anyone give me some advice please, this unexpected problem is driving me

> >nuts!

> >

> >Thanks, Jim </span>

> </span>