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Access Denied to Document and Setting Folder

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by wbparnell, 2011/03/06.

  1. 2011/03/06
    wbparnell

    wbparnell Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I've run into a little different problem than has been previously discussed. I lost part of the boot track on my old 40G drive that was format by XP Home. The repair shop replace the drive but installed XP Pro. The question is what is the best method to access my drives Document and Setting folder now that access is being denied? Thanks
     
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  2. 2011/03/07
    Evan Omo

    Evan Omo Computer Support Technician Staff

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    Hi wbparnell. You need to take ownership of the Documents and Settings folder in order to gain access to it.

    Read this, How to take ownership of a file or a folder in Windows XP.

    When you type in your user account in the Select Users and Groups window type in Everyone and click ok instead of typing in your user account. This way the other user accounts will have access to that folder instead of just your account. If you don't do this properly you can mess up the folder permissions for the system.

    Also please enter your System Details. It helps us in answering your questions.

    Note: A common error is to forget to show your System Details in your profile:

    Make sure to do the above when entering your System Details, thanks.
     
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  4. 2011/03/09
    rivermandave

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    You also need to make sure that your Profile account with XP Pro has FULL Administrator privileges.

    Something I have noticed about XP Pro...is that SOMETIMES...just because you make a change to a setting etc... using your Profile account...that the changes aren't automatically updated to the Admin account...even if your Profile account HAS full Admin rights. And then they may not work correctly.

    IMHO this has to do with differences between XP Home and XP Pro.
     
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  5. 2011/03/09
    Blade Runner

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    I don't know what specific changes you are referring to above but did you consider the possibility that a reboot was required after making the changes?

    There are also some particular circumstances when you try gain access to a system file & the OS may return a 'access is denied' message. (Try opening the System Volume Information as an example). That's because you're still running in user mode even while logged in under your Admin account. That's sort of a safety mechanism built into the OS preventing the user from accidentally doing something harmful to the OS or gaining access to the kernel. You can still overcome it of course by launching cmd shell with full system level privileges, but I don't those are these are the types of changes you're referring to in your post.

    I'm not a Microsoft expert, but I don't think there is any difference at all with an Admin account in XP Pro vs. XP Home.
     
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