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Guest Froglips
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I upgraded from XP Pro and now can not write to my hard drives. Read this

article.

 

Article ID : 931277

Last Review : March 20, 2007

Revision : 2.0

 

Says I need to format my hard drives? WTF???

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Guest Mike Brannigan
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"Froglips" <Froglips@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:55D852F1-329A-4197-8A14-D0478893A591@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

>I upgraded from XP Pro and now can not write to my hard drives. Read this

> article.

>

> Article ID : 931277

> Last Review : March 20, 2007

> Revision : 2.0

>

> Says I need to format my hard drives? WTF???</span>

 

Read the section after the Resolution for a none format Workaround.

 

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Mike Brannigan

Guest Froglips
Posted

Mike,

So every time I need to write to my hard drive I need to right click the

program (not the shortcut) and launch as administrator? Great solution!

 

"Mike Brannigan" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> "Froglips" <Froglips@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:55D852F1-329A-4197-8A14-D0478893A591@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green">

> >I upgraded from XP Pro and now can not write to my hard drives. Read this

> > article.

> >

> > Article ID : 931277

> > Last Review : March 20, 2007

> > Revision : 2.0

> >

> > Says I need to format my hard drives? WTF???</span>

>

> Read the section after the Resolution for a none format Workaround.

>

> --

>

> Mike Brannigan

> </span>

Guest Paul Smith
Posted

"Froglips" <Froglips@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:55D852F1-329A-4197-8A14-D0478893A591@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue">

>I upgraded from XP Pro and now can not write to my hard drives. Read this

> article.

>

> Article ID : 931277

> Last Review : March 20, 2007

> Revision : 2.0

>

> Says I need to format my hard drives? WTF???</span>

 

Change the permissions on the effected drives. Right-click -> Properties ->

Security.

 

If its the system drive you're referring to however I'd suggest not changing

anything and saving into user-specific locations, like the users folder.

 

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Paul Smith,

Yeovil, UK.

Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.

http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/

http://www.windowsresource.net/

 

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