I changed permissions of a drive but now 'drive is not accessible'

Do this on an administrator rights account

Try this

Click on the button type CMD inside Search programs and files . Right click on CMD under neath Programs (1) choose Run as administrator . On the User Access Control window click on the Yes button . Inside the Command Prompt window input the commands below .

CD D:

press <Enter>

Type this command

icacls * /T /Q /C /RESET

press <ENTER>

Are you using the built-in Administrator account ? Or you created a new user account from within Control Panel . You would see the UAC window when you right click on the CMD and choose Run as administrator . Do you have UAC disabled ?

Take a look here

User Account Control - UAC - Change Notification Settings

The last image is that UAC is disabled .

That's fine . I have mine disabled .

Try it on the built-in administrators account

Click on type in CMD inside the Search programs and files box right click on CMD and choose Run as administrator. Inside command prompt type in

Code:

net user administrator /active:yes

Log off from your account and log in under administrator . Will have the flower icon

Can you get me a scrnshot of D:\ Properties ? Double click on the Computer icon on the desktop or click on then click on Computer . Right click on your D: drive and choose Properties . On the Properties window click on the Security tab and use snipping Tool .