ok new problem..... but one step closer

[thetatteredcrow]

I had a problem and had to re install win xp pro over itself to solve one thing and then could not tget toi my files (access denied)Ok now I have access to owner file. I can get into the owner file but can not get into any of those folders. I am denied. I know there there but can not open them. I am just needing to recover them on a disk and then wipe hard drive. I hope somone knows somethihng nabout security in the win xp pro cause its driving me crazy . Any ideas ??? Ill try them!! O and i already stood on my head for 2 hours that did not work lol . Blessings, Lora

[PartieHonteuse]

Just take ownership of files and folders. http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... -us;308421 It seems as someone else has pointed you in this direction already in the original post you had. http://www.computerbb.org/post-9848.html#9848 Just need to read carefully the instructions in the above link. Partieâ„¢

[richh0323]

How to take ownership of a folder Note You must be logged on to the computer with an account that has administrative credentials. If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, you must start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an account that has Administrative rights to have access to the Security tab. If you are using Windows XP Professional, you must disable Simple File Sharing. By default, Windows XP Professional uses Simple File sharing when it is not joined to a domain. For additional information about how to do this, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 307874 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874/) How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in Windows XP To take ownership of a folder, follow these steps: 1. Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties. 2. Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears). 3. Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab. 4. In the Name list, click your user name, or click Administrator if you are logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators group. If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box. 5. Click OK, and then click Yes when you receive the following message: You do not have permission to read the contents of directory folder name. Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control? All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes. Note folder name is the name of the folder that you want to take ownership of. 6. Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and its contents.