External HD & administrator's right

[dr1254]

HI,

I'm running 7 on a computer to which I have attached as an external HD the HD of my old computer (XP). I'm trying to keep some data and erase some. But, I can't have access to some folders: "You need administrators rights".
BUT I am running as administrator.
Any ideas?

Daniel

 

[Bill2]

Hello Daniel,

Try taking ownership of the problematic folders or even the entire drive.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1911-take-ownership-shortcut.html

 

[Mark Phelps]

HI, BUT I am running as administrator.

Unless you unhid the "real" Administrator account (which I'm guessing you did not), you are NOT running as administrator; instead, you are running as a general class user with SOME admin rights.

This is a confusion that folks still carry over from XP days where you WERE an Administrator, by default.