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Folders
Posted by Stu on April 1st, 2006


hi, i share my computer with my brother and he is always downloading porn and
we only hav a 40gb hard drive, and recently, he has denied me access to his
folders, so i can't delete it, i am the admin and he has limited account but
i can't access his folders anymore bacuase it says access denied, i kno how
he did it, he just clicked sharing and ticked make folder private, does
anyone kno how to get past this so i can delete all of his porn and free up
some bloody hard space, plz help

Posted by Galen on April 1st, 2006


In newsEE5BB56-25EB-4849-89DF-45DA2DCC2C50@microsoft.com,
Stu had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

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whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes



Posted by Stu on April 1st, 2006


How do u start the comp in safe mode

Posted by Stu on April 1st, 2006




"Stu" wrote:

Posted by Galen on April 1st, 2006


In news:3A7E2C19-AE55-44A6-AB42-8302D61151CD@microsoft.com,
Stu had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Safe Mode:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/safemode.html

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes



Posted by Stu on April 6th, 2006


right, i deleted his shit, but now he says he can't get into the folder on a
limited account, so how do i return the ownership to him, wen he has a
limited account. ty