This issue may occur if the
folder that you cannot open was
created on an NTFS file system
volume by using a previous
installation of Windows, and
then installing Windows XP. This
issue may occur although you
enter the correct user name and
password. This issue occurs
because the security ID for the
user has changed. Although you
use the same user name and
password, your security ID no
longer matches the security ID
of the owner of the folder that
you cannot open.
For example, although you use
the same user name and password,
you may no longer have
permission to open the folder
after you complete the following
steps:
| 1. |
Before
you install Windows XP
Professional, you change
the actual location, or
target location, of the
My Documents folder to
another volume. |
| 2. |
You
format the primary
partition. |
| 3. |
You
install Windows XP
Professional. |
To resolve this issue, you must
turn off Simple File Sharing,
and then take ownership of the
folder:
| 1. |
Turn
off Simple File Sharing:
|
a. |
Click
Start,
and then click
My Computer. |
|
b. |
On the
Tools
menu, click
Folder Options,
and then click
the
View
tab. |
|
c. |
Under
Advanced
Settings,
click to clear
the
Use simple file
sharing
(Recommended)
check box, and
then click
OK.
|
|
| 2. |
Right-click the folder
that you want to take
ownership of, and then
click
Properties. |
| 3. |
Click
the
Security tab,
and then click
OK on the
Security
message, if one appears. |
| 4. |
Click
Advanced, and
then click the
Owner tab. |
| 5. |
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. |
| 6. |
Click
OK.
You may receive the
following error message,
where Folder
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. Do you
want to replace the
directory
permissions with
permissions granting
you Full Control?
All permissions will
be replaced if you
press Yes.
|
| 7. |
Click
Yes. |
| 8. |
Click
OK, and then
reapply the permissions
and security settings
that you want for the
folder and the folder
contents |
