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| Author: | tomo [ Jul 25th, '08, 21:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Taking ownership of a drive in XP, I.E. Access Denied error |
1. Log in as an administrator 2. in my computer, choose folder options, click on the view tab, scroll right to the bottom of the 'advanced settings' section and ensure 'user simple file sharing (recommended)' is deselected. OK it. 3. right click on the drive that you want to take ownership of (in my computer) and choose properties 4. click on the 'security' tab 5. click the 'advanced' button 6. click the 'Owner' tab 7. under 'change owner to:' select your username 8. check the 'replace owner on subcontainers and objects' 9. click Apply (may take some time) 10. click on the 'Permissions' tab 11. click the 'add' button 12. type 'everyone' for all users to be able to access the drive. Type your user name just for yourself. OK it. 13. click the 'full control' checkbox under 'allow.' OK it. 14. check the 'replace permission entries on all child objects...' checkbox 15. OK it (result may take some time) 16. OK the last window 17. Enjoy |
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