Cannot access Documents :S

[Sunny69]

when i go to C:\Documents and Settings\Sunny.SUNNY-0W5ECG4U5 it says its this is not accesible, Acces is denied.

how can i access this document, i need this alot

[ByteBack]

You need to login as administrator.

How many users on the machine?

[Sunny69]

just 1 user (sunny)

[ByteBack]

Goto > Control Panel > User Accounts. Check to see if you are the Administrator.
If not post back.

[Sunny69]

yea it says im computer adminstrator

[bbeard67]

To take ownership of a folder:
Right-click the folder you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.
Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears).
Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
In the Name list, click your user name, 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, click to select the Replace
owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
Click OK. The following message appears, where folder name is the name of the folder that you want to take ownership of:
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.

Click Yes.
Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and its contents.

How to Take Ownership of a File
NOTE: You must be logged on to the computer using an account that has administrative privileges.

To take ownership of a file, follow these steps:
Right-click the file you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.
Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears).
Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
In the Name list click Administrator, or click the Administrators group, and then click OK.

The Administrator or Administrators group now owns the file. To change the permissions on the files and folders under
this folder, continue to step 5.
Click Add.
In the Enter the object names to select (examples) list, type the user or group account to which you want to give access
to the file. For example, Administrator.
Click OK.
In the Group or user names list, click the account that you want (for example, Administrator), and then click to select
the check boxes of the permissions that you want to assign that user. For example, Full Control [Allow]. When you are
finished assigning permissions, click OK.

[Sunny69]

there is no security tab when i right click and click properties :S

[bbeard67]

If you do not see the Security tab in the folder properties, it is likely that you are using the FAT or FAT32 file system.

When did you start having this problem?

[Sunny69]

since yesterday, i installed windows again and saved all my old files in my old doucments, and now i cant access them.

[bbeard67]

When you reinstalled windows
It probably asked wether you wanted to use fat, fat32, or ntfs
Originally it was propably NTFS did you choose fat32?

you can check this by right clicking the drive in windows explorer and click properties (File system: FAT32 or File Sytem: NTFS)

If so go to the link below
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307881

[Sunny69]

its NTFS, but how do i fix this problem :S grrrr all my files are there!!

[bbeard67]

Ok one more try

Disable Simple file sharing
1. Open "My Computer" from the Start Menu or Windows XP Desktop. A new My Computer window will appear.
2. Open the "Tools" menu and choose the "Folder Options..." option from this menu. A new Folder Options window will appear.
3. Click on the "View" tab and locate the "Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended)" checkbox in the list of Advanced Settings.
4. To disable Simple File Sharing, ensure this checkbox is not checked. Click inside the checkbox to alternately enable and disable the option.
5. Click OK to close the Folder Options window. The settings for Simple File Sharing are now updated; no computer reboot is required.

Now go back and look for the security tab in the previous post

[Sunny69]

thank you very much, i can now access my files thanks alot guys

[ck3]

I have been having the same problem but I do not have the Simple File Sharing Option nor do I have the other options stated above. What do you recommend?

Thanks!

-ck3

[elkan]

Originally Posted by bbeard67

To take ownership of a folder:
Right-click the folder you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.
Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears).
Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
In the Name list, click your user name, 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, click to select the Replace
owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
Click OK. The following message appears, where folder name is the name of the folder that you want to take ownership of:
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.

Click Yes.
Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and its contents.

How to Take Ownership of a File
NOTE: You must be logged on to the computer using an account that has administrative privileges.

To take ownership of a file, follow these steps:
Right-click the file you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.
Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one appears).
Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
In the Name list click Administrator, or click the Administrators group, and then click OK.

The Administrator or Administrators group now owns the file. To change the permissions on the files and folders under
this folder, continue to step 5.
Click Add.
In the Enter the object names to select (examples) list, type the user or group account to which you want to give access
to the file. For example, Administrator.
Click OK.
In the Group or user names list, click the account that you want (for example, Administrator), and then click to select
the check boxes of the permissions that you want to assign that user. For example, Full Control [Allow]. When you are
finished assigning permissions, click OK.

Hey, i can not see the advanced button on the security tab, but i can share the folder on a network? I shared My old disk structure file to the current user im on (admin user) and i can access my old users documents but i can not access the subfolders?