In news:A0DFDC9A-B748-48BE-BA36-37E01510A001@microsoft.com,
Old-Navy <OldNavy@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:
My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
> One of my drives, that holds all of my Shareware/Freeware programs,
> has suddenly developed an adversion to opening files/folders. When I
> try to open them I get a x:\(file/folder) is not accessible, Access
> is denied. error message. I have tried backing up inidividual folders
> and when I restore them I am asked if I want to keep the security
> settings. When I deselect the setting, after the restore process I am
> able to open these files/folders. Is there a setting somewhere I am
> missing that will let me change the settings on this drive so I can
> access these files/folders?
Try, and I'm not so sure with your description above, taking ownership of
the files (actually of the folders themselves with the permissions also
applying to the files and sub-folders beneath it) by switching off simple
file sharing.
How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
That link describes it fairly well. Have you changed accounts, had a
corrupted profile, or anything? That's usually the cause of this symptom. If
so then:
Corrupted Profile: Windows XP :
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general...ptprofile.html
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