cablecopulate
Member
+449|7174|Massachusetts.
OK, so I recently built a whole new system. I didn't get a new hard drive, so I figured I would back-up the old drive, format it, and continue using it. Here is where things get dicey.

All of my stuff was under "\documents and settings\tim\", but I had it all set to private so other people that used it couldn't browse my stuff. So when I put the hard drive into my new computer as a backup drive to copy everything, I couldn't access my files. I could get to anything on the C: drive or other users just fine, just not mine. The sucky thing is that I put a bunch of stuff onto the desktop so it would all be in one spot to copy it. Oops.

So my question: is there anyway to change the settings of that one directory with the hard drive set as a backup in my current computer? Maybe through DOS or something? I am stumped. I can't do it the normal way. I also rebuilt the old computer so I could just use it for five minutes to change it to not private, but now that computer won't boot up for whatever retarded reason.
BellusEndus
Make love not war
+59|7059|Edinburg
I take it the drive is formatted as NTFS? If you can get a copy of Partition Magic I think you can use that to convert the drive to FAT32, then the permissions should disappear......I think

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slo5oh
Member
+28|7096
Not sure what you did to make the directory private... but I'm guessing you removed administrators group from the security setting on that directory.
Create a new login with the same name and password to see if it works (don't think it will, but it might)... or google fix NTFS security and you should be able to find a unix hack to rest the security.

In the future always leave a back door for yourself.  Most people don't need admin rights, so your stuff will be safe from average "users" without removing administrators group.
Skinnister
Member
+43|7161|UK
ok now have you removed the "jumper at the back of the harddrive the sets it from slave to master because if both harddrives have it set to master the computer will get "confused"
antin0de
Member
+44|7103|SL,UT
To change the permissions on the folder, login to the machine as administrator.  If you're using the silly "friendly" login screen, press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice to bring up a login box.  Username: Administrator.  Hope you remembered the admin password you gave it on setup. 

You might have to go into the advanced security settings for the folder, and take ownership of the files.

If it won't let you do either... did you give your new machine a different name than the old one?

What does it say when you try to boot off the HDD in the old box?

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