Documents and Settings from XP

[citrix80]

I tried to install vista. the installation went fine. but when I try to access the folder "Document and settings" from windows XP. I click on the folder and it says accesed denied. I tried to change the NTFS permission, it says cannot change permission, access denied. I went back to xp and get the same result.

what should I do? can anybody help?

 

[bcastner]

You need to assert ownership again, and re-add your XP SID:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q823306

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

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[citrix80]

this happend after I installed vista. will those steps still work?

 

[bcastner]

From inside XP, absolutely.


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[citrix80]

I tried to do this in safe mode in XP. I see security tab for every folder execept this one.

what wrong here?

 

[bcastner]

I am sorry. It is a System Folder.
What you want is to set the permissions on individual profiles.


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[citrix80]

individual profiles? inside XP? how?

 

[bcastner]

Let say you have a username citrix80

In Explorer, expand the folder Documents and Settings. Right click on the user folder citrix80 and set the permissions as discussed in the articles I linked earlier.


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[citrix80]

I cannot access the folder at all. If I can get in it, then there is no problem.

 

[linney]

Is the folder inheriting permissions from further up the chain, for example C: drive?

In either operating system is there any "Deny" Permission set? Vista likes to set a few of those, probably best if you don't meddle with them too, unless you absolutely have to.

Are any of the files Encrypted?

One day I'll learn about BitLocker? (sounds nasty) in Vista but I'll let the experts talk about that, if and only if, it is relevant?

In XP you have this.
How To Reset Security Settings Back to the Defaults

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=313222#1

And there is this too.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...56-d8fe-4a91-93cf-ed6985e3927b&displaylang=en

 

[bcastner]

I am curious if XP Home is the first part of the dual boot?


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[citrix80]

the folder is in D: drive. in vista it is set as C: drive. I cannot see the security tab in XP, I can see the security tab in vista. none of the file should be encrypted.

vista is after XP media center.

since I can see the security tab in vista, I'm going to try work around with those buttons in security see any of those can change.

 

[linney]

See if any of these are useful in relation to your XP Media Center.

Remember you need to turn off "Simple File Sharing" in Folder Options/ View to access the Security tab (or use Safe Mode).

Use access control to restrict who can use your files

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/security/accesscontrol.asp

How to Share and Set Permissions for Folders and Files Using Windows XP

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/itpro/managing/filesharing.asp

Keep Your Data More Secure

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/data/default.mspx

Search in help and support = File and Folder permissions

 

[N0ktar]

I agree, Enable Simple File Sharing is most likely checked under Folder Options.