Re: Denied permission to access folders

[Guest btgavin]

Under file properties there is a "special permissions," in addition to the

usual "read," "write," etc. Is there another parameter that I can add to the

command string to unlock the special permissions?

 

"pls" wrote:

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>

> Jimmy Brush;329363 Wrote: <span style="color:green">

> > 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:darkred">

> > >I recently purchased a new external hard drive and I set about</span>

> > transferring<span style="color:darkred">

> > >files from my old XP computer to my new hard drive that I then</span>

> > connected to<span style="color:darkred">

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

> > on my<span style="color:darkred">

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

> > files<span style="color:darkred">

> > >are not accessible. I get these messages:

> > >

> > >"You don't currently have permission to access this folder. Click</span>

> > "continue"<span style="color:darkred">

> > >to gain access."

> > >

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

> > access<span style="color:darkred">

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

> > >

> > >I have tried to follow the instructions on the help file: "Take</span>

> > ownership of<span style="color:darkred">

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

> > video<span style="color:darkred">

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

> > anything<span style="color:darkred">

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

> > >

> > >Can anyone give me some advice please, this unexpected problem is</span>

> > driving me<span style="color:darkred">

> > >nuts!

> > >

> > >Thanks, Jim</span></span>

> Working on the same problem but not sure what the purpose of the smiley

> face is? Without it, both my user name and USERS are rejected as

> invalid.

>

>

> --

> pls

> </span>