18 Nov 2008 at 17:43 #1 Marcos Marcos Soldato Joined 3 Jan 2004 Posts 3,862 Location Bournemouth I took the drive out of my old busted laptop and want to recover some files from my documents but it says "Access is denied" Is there a way around this? The drive itself is fine, just locks me out thanks
I took the drive out of my old busted laptop and want to recover some files from my documents but it says "Access is denied" Is there a way around this? The drive itself is fine, just locks me out thanks
18 Nov 2008 at 17:49 #2 Mattus Mattus Soldato Joined 30 Sep 2003 Posts 10,916 Location London You need to take ownership of the folder and give yourself permission to access it. Right-click folder Properties Security Advanced Owner (Change owner to be you) If still no good, add yourself to the permissions list and give yourself full control.
You need to take ownership of the folder and give yourself permission to access it. Right-click folder Properties Security Advanced Owner (Change owner to be you) If still no good, add yourself to the permissions list and give yourself full control.
18 Nov 2008 at 18:13 #3 Marcos Marcos Soldato OP Joined 3 Jan 2004 Posts 3,862 Location Bournemouth thanks, i dont get a Security tab when i right click the folder where is the permissions list?
18 Nov 2008 at 18:14 #4 Mattus Mattus Soldato Joined 30 Sep 2003 Posts 10,916 Location London Which OS are you on?
18 Nov 2008 at 18:29 #5 Marcos Marcos Soldato OP Joined 3 Jan 2004 Posts 3,862 Location Bournemouth found it! http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421 i had simple file sharing on