Screwed up permissions

Roddy

Roddy

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Hi

C Drive = Vista Home Premium SP1
W Drive = Windows 7 RC
D Drive = a) All my docs/files and b) My I Tunes library

Somehow, when booted into Vista, I can see, edit, move, add to my ITunes library on D Drive, but Access Denied on all my other docs/files.

When booted into Win7, I can see, add to, edit, open all files, but Access Denied to ITunes. TO actually GET to be able to use/edit these files when in WIN7 I had to go through each file, 1000's of them, and alter permissions to ALL AUTHENTICATED USERS, as Rod/PC or Administrator users was simply not recognised.

I am the only user of my PC, I ONLY get User:ROD when logging in to either O/S. Password is the same in either O/S.

When I change OWNERSHIP on D Drive and all subfolders, in one or the other O/S I can see and use EVERTHING on that D Drive, BUT NOT from the 'other' O/S...access denied again.

Isn't there a simple way just to have all my files on D Drive accessable to me, and USABLE BY ME, no matter which HDD and O/S I boot into? HOW can I just make D Drive visible and usable by me, the lone, sole user of this PC? This really seems unnecessarily complicated!

Rgds
Rod
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
System Model: HP d530 CMT(PD203PA)
OS
Dual boot Win7 Home Premium and Vista Home Premium SP2
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Motherboard
System Model: HP d530 CMT(PD203PA)
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon X1550 Dual PCI (NOT PCI Express!)
Sound Card
C Media PCI
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW192T
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
1x750GB Partioned into C Drive 500GB Vista and W Drive 250GB Win7

1x500GB D drive for storage
1x1GB Removable USB Drive
PSU
?
Case
Tower?
Cooling
none
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless 1000
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Laser 5000
Internet Speed
DSL
Other Info
Wacom Bamboo Tablet
HP C4280 Printer/Scanner/Copier
I see there were a lot of Views, but no Replies....but I thought I would share the outcome with you.

Until yesterday...

Using Vista partition I could see and use my I-Tunes library on D Drive but no documents.

Using Win7 partition I could see/use my Documents on D Drive but not my I-tunes library.

VERY ANNOYING.

Yesterday ( and I dont know why) I decided to put SP2 on my Vista partition. Seemless....painless.

AND NOW - SOMEHOW and FOR WHATEVER REASON - from both Vista or Win7 O/S - I can use and edit and see all my Documents and all my I-Tunes library on my separate D Drive.

I am a happy (though non-plussed) camper.

One (other) oddity though. MY COMPUTER shows my C Drive as 500GB when it is in fact now 400GB (100 GB re=partitioned to W Drive for Win 7 & THAT 100GB shows up properly)...

huh?

Rgds
Rod
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
System Model: HP d530 CMT(PD203PA)
OS
Dual boot Win7 Home Premium and Vista Home Premium SP2
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Motherboard
System Model: HP d530 CMT(PD203PA)
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon X1550 Dual PCI (NOT PCI Express!)
Sound Card
C Media PCI
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW192T
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
1x750GB Partioned into C Drive 500GB Vista and W Drive 250GB Win7

1x500GB D drive for storage
1x1GB Removable USB Drive
PSU
?
Case
Tower?
Cooling
none
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless 1000
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Laser 5000
Internet Speed
DSL
Other Info
Wacom Bamboo Tablet
HP C4280 Printer/Scanner/Copier
Thanks for sharing mate. The lack of replies also indicates a lot of other non-plussed members ;)

The way the cross-permissions between the two OS'es interact is a nuisance.

What does disk management show for the partition sizes? (right click 'Computer' > Manage > Storage > Disk Management
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Systems by SmartEyeball
OS
8 Pro x64
CPU
i7 3770K 4.6GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z77 WS
Memory
16GB G.Skill Trident X 2666mhz
Graphics Card(s)
x2 EVGA 780 Ti Superclocked SLI
Sound Card
SB X-FI Surround 5.1 PRO USB / ATH-AD900 Headphones
Monitor(s) Displays
x3 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung
Screen Resolution
5760*1200/ 1920*1200
Hard Drives
2x Intel 520 240GB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0) * 2TB WD Caviar Black * Sony Optirac DVD
PSU
Silverstone Strider Evolution 1200W
Case
Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling
Noctua NH-D14
Keyboard
Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine MX Black // Filco Ninja TKL
Mouse
Thermaltake Theron (Highly Recommended) + Razer Imperator
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
IE, FF, WaterFox
Other Info
GT Extreme V2 Sim Racing Cockpit + 40" LCD and K/B Mouse stand ▼
Fanatec CSR Elite Wheel + Clubsport V1 Pedals + CSR shifter/7G-H ▼Saitek X52 Pro ▼ TrackIR 5 Pro
Buttkicker v2 Seat Rumbler with Dedicated 5.1 and Sub Woofer attached to frame ▼
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Bloody Big Grin
......DOH!!

I had my HDD sizes screwed up in my head. See my CP System for correct info. All is well...with the PC, NOT necessarily with ME !!!;)

Tks
Rod
Perth
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
System Model: HP d530 CMT(PD203PA)
OS
Dual boot Win7 Home Premium and Vista Home Premium SP2
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Motherboard
System Model: HP d530 CMT(PD203PA)
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon X1550 Dual PCI (NOT PCI Express!)
Sound Card
C Media PCI
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW192T
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
1x750GB Partioned into C Drive 500GB Vista and W Drive 250GB Win7

1x500GB D drive for storage
1x1GB Removable USB Drive
PSU
?
Case
Tower?
Cooling
none
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless 1000
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Laser 5000
Internet Speed
DSL
Other Info
Wacom Bamboo Tablet
HP C4280 Printer/Scanner/Copier
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