"Access denied" to local HDD Directory

[SethCain]

Ok, first of all, I had a problem with my last HDD with the boot volume so I went out and bought a new HDD to replace it. I went and set it up then added my original drive as a slave, I was able to access every folder on it, except for the folder that pertained to my account.

The first install I had on my original drive was XP Prof. and I had the account passworded.

The second time, I did the same, created the same account with the same password and all, but I'm not able to get into the directory, even on the admin acct.

The only helpful-sounding advice I got was to change the rights on the drive....but as of right now, I can't find any way of doing it, a friend of mine said to right click on the folder and go to the Security tab....well, I have no security tab, so that's not help.

If anyone could make a suggestion on how to do it, please do, I'm really stressing out trying to fix it

Thanks

Yes, I tried using the "Administrator" account and the old drive is NTFS, new is FAT32 and also DOS line attempt to cd into the dir just gives me a "Access Denied" message

 

[bsobel]

Can you get the security tab if hold down SHIFT while selecting properties? If so, go to advanced and select 'Owner' Change the owner to your account and select 'replace owner on subcontainers and objects"

Bill

 

[SethCain]

Holding shift does nothing for me...

 

[bsobel]

Hi,

Sorry, I thought it was shift. Went digging, see if the below helps:

In the FAQ Under Windows XP in a workgroup, why don't I see the Security tab for a file/folder?, we saw that to bring up the Security dialog box for files/folders/shares, you had to hold down the Ctrl key. To eliminate this requirement, perform the following steps: Start the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Local Security Policy snap-in (Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Local Security Policy). Expand the Local Policies branch. Select Security Options. Double-click "Network access: Force network logons using local accounts to authenticate as Guest." Select Disabled, and click OK. Close the snap-in. Reboot the system for the change to take effect. Now you have share permissions and file security on NTFS volumes. On FAT volumes, the Security menu will remain unavailable. SP1 backup files


Bill

 

[thedeliman]

hi guys/bsobel,

i have a similar problem, and have followed most of your advice. however, i don't see the option of Network Access: Force network logons using local accounts to authenticate as Guest"

any tips?
-k