Cannot Access my former HDD

[Rizzit]

Hello,

I installed Win7 Ultimate on a new HDD
my old HDD with Windows XP is now used to store files.
I can't acces any User related files (Desktop, My documents etc..) to copy or move
them to my new new OS. I always get a permission denied error, how do i tell Windows
that i am the supremer master of super admin root of death... I can't lose those files
on my former HDD

 

[FZ21Z]

Hello,
I can't lose those files
on my former HDD

Right click on the folder to take ownership of it.

 

[Rizzit]

Hello,
I can't lose those files
on my former HDD

Right click on the folder to take ownership of it.

Does not Work! The selection is greyed out

 

[FZ21Z]

Are you right clicking the top level folder?

 

[Rizzit]

I am not dumb m8 it doesnt work i made some screenshots to show where i stuck at
I extra installed english language pack for this:

 

[Minotar]

I am not dumb m8 it doesnt work i made some screenshots to show where i stuck at
I extra installed english language pack for this:

Theres no need to get aggressive,he had to make sure you had tried it correctly before moving on.
I dont see the take ownership short cut on your right click menu anyway,have you downloaded it?
If you havent ,you can get it here
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1911-take-ownership-shortcut.html

If that does not work ,try it manually,tutorial here
Take Ownership of file - Vista Forums

Have you tried right clicking the folder>properties>security>click your user group>edit>click all the tabs to give the privalleges.

 

[FZ21Z]

I am not dumb m8 it doesnt work i made some screenshots to show where i stuck at

Which is why I asked if you were clicking the "top level" folder...

 

[Wishmaster]

If logged in as a ADmin: You can also try,

right click the folder you want to access

Choose properties

Choose SECURITY tab

select your user name choose EDIT

In next pop up, choose user name and check FULL CONTROLL at bottom.

Click apply and you should now have access

 

[Rizzit]

If logged in as a ADmin: You can also try,

right click the folder you want to access

Choose properties

Choose SECURITY tab

select your user name choose EDIT

In next pop up, choose user name and check FULL CONTROLL at bottom.

Click apply and you should now have access

This works m8 but i have to do this all over again for each sub folder
anyways thanks

 

[Minotar]

This works m8 but i have to do this all over again for each sub folder
anyways thanks

Open computer via the start menu,right click on the hard drive you wish to have access to and do the same process from there,it will give you full access to the entire hard drive and all its subfolders.

 

[FZ21Z]

it will give you full access to the entire hard drive and all its subfolders.

"Top level folder" would you call that?

 

[Minotar]

it will give you full access to the entire hard drive and all its subfolders.

"Top level folder" would you call that?

LOL,you could

 

[Jeffx]

I have the same issue. I cannot access music or picture files. I have taken ownership and permissioned myself on the old Hdd and several sub folders down but when i get to my music and my pictures permissioning creates an access denied error for the files below. If I hold down c for continue, the error cycles through all contents and takes me back to security tab.

At this stage, if I select the user I am trying to permission it looks like I have full control but of course I don't. Its obvious since i see only icons in the thumbnails when I open the my pictures folder. And if I go back to security then remove the user the error cycle starts again when I try to repermission.

There is some config in these folders which simply wont let me permission access to the files. Most peculiar because I seem to have ownership on the folder and can permission the files individually. Can anyone help