[leader2]

I need your help! I have an old hd that has my files loaded onto to it and it used to be my bootable drive but some kind of error happened to it and I was forced to use it as slave drive. For some reason now I can't access my files on this drive. When I go in docs and settings to try and access the administrator folder I can't and this message pops up.



This is what popped up in I click continue.



I tried this to access my files but it didn't work.

Steve (His first response at http://forums.whirlp...fm/780283.html) said ...

You need to use the security tab and take ownership of the files.

Right click on the relevant folder, click properties->advanced->owner-> click edit. Make sure the "replace ownership on subfolders" box is selected, select your account from the provided list and click ok.

Note it should say you may need to reopen the folder for the permissions to fully take effect, that should fix things, it's quite a common issue with new installs and files from other computers.

I can access the folders that belong to my mother but not my own. How do I bypass this security setting so that I can finally access my files? I'm desperate for help since I have a lot of very important files on there that I need. Thanks.

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Lets assume the folder you want to access is D:\bum. Replace it with your folder path.

Note : You must be logged in as administrator on your current Windows installation to follow instructions.

This is what you do :

- Open elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start Menu, type cmd in search box, when you see cmd.exe, right click on it and select Run as administrator
- Type takeown /R D:\Bum /D Y and press Enter
- Type cacls /E /T /G Administrators:F D:\Bum and press Enter

Tell us what happens. Do not forget the /E switch.

[TheBug]

Lets assume the folder you want to access is D:\bum. Replace it with your folder path.

Note : You must be logged in as administrator on your current Windows installation to follow instructions.

This is what you do :

- Open elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start Menu, type cmd in search box, when you see cmd.exe, right click on it and select Run as administrator
- Type takeown /R D:\Bum /D Y and press Enter
- Type cacls /E /T /G Administrators:F D:\Bum and press Enter

Tell us what happens. Do not forget the /E switch.

[Broni]

Same idea as the above one, but much easier to execute: http://www.howtogeek...-menu-in-vista/

[leader2]

Thanks for you guys' help. And to Broni I used the Take ownership device but when I dbl click files to open them it still says access denied. Am I doing something wrong? Please tell me what to do.

Lets assume the folder you want to access is D:\bum. Replace it with your folder path.

Note : You must be logged in as administrator on your current Windows installation to follow instructions.

This is what you do :

- Open elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start Menu, type cmd in search box, when you see cmd.exe, right click on it and select Run as administrator
- Type takeown /R D:\Bum /D Y and press Enter
- Type cacls /E /T /G Administrators:F D:\Bum and press Enter

Tell us what happens. Do not forget the /E switch.

When I tried the first part of your formula this is what happened.




Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Edited by leader2, 19 February 2010 - 12:58 PM.

[TheBug]

I typed takeown /R D:\Bum /D Y There is space between takeown and /R, then space D:\Bum, then space /D then space Y.

If your folder is M:\ Then type this :

takeown /R M:\ /D Y
cacls /E /T /G Administrators:F M:\

Spaces are very important when you type a command. You can copy paste these commands on the command prompt. To paste on the command prompt, right click on it and select paste.

Edited by TheBug, 19 February 2010 - 06:50 PM.

[Broni]

when I dbl click files to open them it still says access denied

Did you right click on a file and did you click "Take ownership" first?

[leader2]

I typed takeown /R D:\Bum /D Y There is space between takeown and /R, then space D:\Bum, then space /D then space Y.

If your folder is M:\ Then type this :

takeown /R M:\ /D Y
cacls /E /T /G Administrators:F M:\

Spaces are very important when you type a command. You can copy paste these commands on the command prompt. To paste on the command prompt, right click on it and select paste.

Hi. I tried to copy and paste the first command you gave and this is what showed up.


The calcs command wored fine, but not the takeown command. I'm not trying to bother you, but what is going on with the takeown command?

when I dbl click files to open them it still says access denied

Did you right click on a file and did you click "Take ownership" first?

Thanks for your reply Broni. I tried to right click on a file and click take ownership. The same thing still happens. Access denied. What am I doing wrong?

[Broni]

Right click on that folder, click "Properties", then "Security" tab and grant yourself full control.

[leader2]

Right click on that folder, click "Properties", then "Security" tab and grant yourself full control.

Arrgh! It still won't allow me access to any of the files. I don't understand what is going on. Why can't I access the files with full permissions? Broni what else do you or anyone else recommend doing to fix this?

[Broni]

Try to enable Vista hidden administrator account: http://www.howtogeek...-windows-vista/ and see, if it makes any difference.
Whatever you do, make sure to disable it afterwards - you don't want to mess it up.

[leader2]

Try to enable Vista hidden administrator account: http://www.howtogeek...-windows-vista/ and see, if it makes any difference.
Whatever you do, make sure to disable it afterwards - you don't want to mess it up.

Good news! I was able to access the files, but unfortunately the audio isn't working in the administrator account. How do I enable it?

btw I like your firefox and ie sig. May I use it as an avatar?

Edited by leader2, 27 February 2010 - 07:16 PM.

[leader2]

I made this post by mistake. Can a mod please delete it?

Edited by leader2, 27 February 2010 - 07:16 PM.

[Broni]

btw I like your firefox and ie sig. May I use it as an avatar?

Haha....go ahead. I don't own it...

As I said, you shouldn't be playing with real Administrator account.
Get whatever files you need, get out and disable it back.

[ersatz]

Mind if I give some input to this as well?

Agreeing with Broni, you shouldn't use the real administrator account like an everyday user. I've had the same trouble before, and thought I might just add this, in case it works:

Instead of giving yourself Full Control, remove the Denied Permission entry:

• Right-click the folder.
• Choose Properties.
• Choose the Security tab.
• Choose Advanced.
• Choose Edit.
• Make sure the Deny entry is highlighted, and choose remove.
• Choose Apply, OK(x3)

For me, I think I was giving myself Full Control at one point, but it was still Denied, canceling it out. I don't know, the new security features of Vista/7 are ridiculous. Just thought I'd let you know.

-Tony

[TheBug]

Okay I forgot /F to specify the filename. The command line is :

takeown /F M:\ /R /D Y
cacls M:\ /E /T /G Administrators:F