I resurrected an old mobo/hard drive/video card (AGP!) and put them in a new case. I formatted & re-installed Windows XP (SP2) on the C: partition. I retained an old E: partition with downloads (all pre-2006....), but cannot access any of the files on that partition.
I can see the E: partition in Explorer, open all the folders and view all the file names, but cannot access/open/view any specific file:
"Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item."
I'm logged on with a username with administrator privileges.
Right-clicking on the E: icon and choosing Properties > Security shows the following users:
Administrator, Administrators, CREATOR OWNER, SYSTEM. They all show "Full Control" under "Allow."
All folders show the same Security settings as the E: icon.
However, selecting any *file* > Properties > Security yields:
"You do not have permission to view or edit the current permission settings for xxxx.xxx, but you can take ownership or change auditing settings."
Clicking OK on that dialog box yields a blank Security tab, i.e. no entries in the "Group or user names" box.
How can I enable, en mass preferably, security permissions for the individual files on my E: partition?
If I return to the E: icon > Properties > Security and click on Advanced, and check the "Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects" for each user and click on OK and back out of the dialogs, I still cannot access the Security tab of any file without the "You do not have permission..." and when I do get to the Security tab of any file, it's still blank.
I can see the E: partition in Explorer, open all the folders and view all the file names, but cannot access/open/view any specific file:
"Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item."
I'm logged on with a username with administrator privileges.
Right-clicking on the E: icon and choosing Properties > Security shows the following users:
Administrator, Administrators, CREATOR OWNER, SYSTEM. They all show "Full Control" under "Allow."
All folders show the same Security settings as the E: icon.
However, selecting any *file* > Properties > Security yields:
"You do not have permission to view or edit the current permission settings for xxxx.xxx, but you can take ownership or change auditing settings."
Clicking OK on that dialog box yields a blank Security tab, i.e. no entries in the "Group or user names" box.
How can I enable, en mass preferably, security permissions for the individual files on my E: partition?
If I return to the E: icon > Properties > Security and click on Advanced, and check the "Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects" for each user and click on OK and back out of the dialogs, I still cannot access the Security tab of any file without the "You do not have permission..." and when I do get to the Security tab of any file, it's still blank.
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