Permission

[MarcLodge]

Hi,
I have a windows XP machine that needs to be re-installed to factory settings wiping all the data. I've taken the hard drive out, placed it in a USB caddy and have copied the majority of the documents, music etc. onto my windows 7 machine. Some files wouldn't copy giving me an error 'you require permission from S-1-5-21 .....' so I right clicked on the folder, properties, security and changed the owner to me. It took a while propagating the change down through the folders, but when it did I closed explorer and tried to copy again.

It's now telling me that I need permission from myself! I'm not quite sure how to get round it. Andybody got any ideas?

Marc

 

[karlisi]

You should not only take ownership, but also grant full access permissions to yourself (and propagate them to subfolders also).

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Karlis
ECDL; MCSA

 

[MarcLodge]

Hi Karlis,
Thanks for your reply, but I've done that and it still doesn't work. The machine is called Marc-PC and the user name is Marc. The message reads 'you require permission from Marc-PC\Marc to make changes to this file'.

I've also disabled UAC in the control panel in a futile attempt to turn it off, but to no avail.

 

[flyboytim]

If you download, burn, and then boot from, a live linux CD Such as Mint Linux, Windows file/folder attributes, including permissions, mean nothing and can be bypassed. Just drag from source and drop on the destination.

http://www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

 

[linney]

Can you copy from Safe Mode?

Use the Vista instructions in this to reset to default the security settings.

How do I restore security settings to the default settings?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313222/#appliesto

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP (or Vista)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421/en-us

Error Message: "Access Is Denied" When You Try to Open NTFS File System Folders

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q823306#appliesto

Are there any encrypted files on the XP drive? Add encrypted files to the list of possible reasons for Access Denied.

 

[MarcLodge]

flyboytim, I thought was an excellent suggestion so I downloaded linux mint, burnt it to a CD and fired it up. Copying the files though gave me a permissioning error!

Linney, I think you might be on the correct track with the encrypted thing. I've looked at the properties of some of the files that I can't copy (it lets me copy a lot of them, but not all) and they are encrypted (they show up as green in W7). I've tried to take the encryption off, but I get access denied.

Thanks for your help so far.

 

[flyboytim]

Sorry, I thought it was just data, but did not read the specific problem you mention: "you require permission from S-1-5-21..."

Are these files in the recycler folder? From Microsoft(

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171694):

"The Recycler folder is used only on NTFS partitions. The Recycler folder contains a Recycle Bin for each user that logs on to the computer, sorted by their security identifier (SID). "

If so you can ignore them and do not attempt to back them up.

http://www.fxxxingcomputers.co.uk

 

[whaogood]

Hi Marc,

I encountered the exactly same problem as you. Finally, I resolved it by taking the encryption off with the computer where these files had been encripted.

Thanks for your suggestions,
Howard