Guest John Posted July 28, 2007 Posted July 28, 2007 I have just done a new install of XP to a new 500gb sata hard drive in the same system I had before. The old drive is a 120gb sata hard drive and I need to copy all my files from this to the new drive. When I connect this old drive back up to the second sata port and I am within windows, I go to drive D documents and settings and try and go in the John folder to get to My Documents to copy them across but it comes up with an access is denied error message and wont let me into the John folder. Does anyone know how I can undeny the access? ;) It is windows xp pro sp2. I was set up as administrator on both machines, same name, same computer name, same password etc. Thanks John
Guest Nepatsfan Posted July 28, 2007 Posted July 28, 2007 Re: Copying old files to new drive In news:s7ima35vubtj85nd7hd159psdd4fusho73@4ax.com, John <batm@bile.com> wrote: > I have just done a new install of XP to a new 500gb sata hard > drive in > the same system I had before. The old drive is a 120gb sata > hard drive > and I need to copy all my files from this to the new drive. > > When I connect this old drive back up to the second sata port > and I am > within windows, I go to drive D documents and settings and > try and go > in the John folder to get to My Documents to copy them across > but it > comes up with an access is denied error message and wont let > me into > the John folder. Does anyone know how I can undeny the > access? ;) > > It is windows xp pro sp2. I was set up as administrator on > both > machines, same name, same computer name, same password etc. > > Thanks > > John You need to disable Simple File Sharing and take ownership of the files. Take a look at these articles for more info: How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared folder in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874/ How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421 "Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881 Good luck Nepatsfan
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 28, 2007 Posted July 28, 2007 Re: Copying old files to new drive "John" <batm@bile.com> wrote in message news:s7ima35vubtj85nd7hd159psdd4fusho73@4ax.com... >I have just done a new install of XP to a new 500gb sata hard drive in > the same system I had before. The old drive is a 120gb sata hard drive > and I need to copy all my files from this to the new drive. > > When I connect this old drive back up to the second sata port and I am > within windows, I go to drive D documents and settings and try and go > in the John folder to get to My Documents to copy them across but it > comes up with an access is denied error message and wont let me into > the John folder. Does anyone know how I can undeny the access? ;) > > It is windows xp pro sp2. I was set up as administrator on both > machines, same name, same computer name, same password etc. > > Thanks > > John > > Click Start / Help, then search for help on "Ownership".
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 28, 2007 Posted July 28, 2007 Re: Copying old files to new drive "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message news:O7BtMFS0HHA.600@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > In news:s7ima35vubtj85nd7hd159psdd4fusho73@4ax.com, > John <batm@bile.com> wrote: >> I have just done a new install of XP to a new 500gb sata hard drive in >> the same system I had before. The old drive is a 120gb sata hard drive >> and I need to copy all my files from this to the new drive. >> >> When I connect this old drive back up to the second sata port and I am >> within windows, I go to drive D documents and settings and try and go >> in the John folder to get to My Documents to copy them across but it >> comes up with an access is denied error message and wont let me into >> the John folder. Does anyone know how I can undeny the access? ;) >> >> It is windows xp pro sp2. I was set up as administrator on both >> machines, same name, same computer name, same password etc. >> >> Thanks >> >> John > > You need to disable Simple File Sharing and take ownership of the files. > Take a look at these articles for more info: > > How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared folder > in Windows XP > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874/ > > How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421 > > "Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881 > > Good luck > > Nepatsfan > Most of your reply refers to sharing files between machines. However, the OP wishes to copy files from one disk to another while both disks are connected to the SAME machine. Concepts such as "Simple File Sharing" do not apply in this case.
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