Can't access a second hard drive!

Posted: 02-07-2007, 06:36 AM

Debbie

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I installed my old hard drive as a second hard drive in windows Vista. I put
my old programs on it so I could add my pictures etc to the new hard drive &
then format the old hard drive to use. Big problem, it doesn't matter what I
do to change permissions. I am the administrator & the only user on this
computer. I need to use my second hard drive to get my old stuff off of it.
Windows Vista says I don't have permission to do so even as administrator!
Why do I have to have permission to use my old hard drive? Can I turn all
this off so I can access this hard drive. Even when I tried to do it
indiviually this stupid operating system won't let me. I am getting
desperate because I have a business to run & can't get to my files! Please
help.
Thanks,
Debbie

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Jimmy Brush

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Re: Can't access a second hard drive!

Posted: 02-07-2007, 01:45 PM

Hello,

Try this:

This will require some familiarity with the command prompt.

- Click start
- Type: cmd
- Right-click it when it appears under programs, and click Run As
Administrator
- cd to the drive that contains the files you need access to (e.g., cd f

- cd to the folder that you need access to (e.g., cd
f:\documents)
- Type: takeown /F . /A /R /D Y
- Type: icacls . /grant USER

F) /T /C /L /Q
(Where USER is your user name)
- Press enter

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Windows Vista Support Faq
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

suicidal looney

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Re: Can't access a second hard drive!

Posted: 10-12-2007, 09:57 AM

Jimmy Brush;2539545 Wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Try this:
>
> This will require some familiarity with the command prompt.
>
> - Click start
> - Type: cmd
> - Right-click it when it appears under programs, and click Run As
> Administrator
> - cd to the drive that contains the files you need access to (e.g., cd
> f
> - cd to the folder that you need access to (e.g., cd
> f:\documents)
> - Type: takeown /F . /A /R /D Y
> - Type: icacls . /grant USERF) /T /C /L /Q
> (Where USER is your user name)
> - Press enter
>
>
> --
> - JB
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
> Windows Vista Support Faq
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

hello,

i have the same problem! i found the forum after searching google...

i tried the method you mentioned but im not very familar with cmd and i
tried to but i dont know how to get from my C drive to D drive in cmd i
tried the cd command but i still dont know when its on D

then when i tried takeown /F . /A /R /D Y

it does some stuff but only to my C drive ;- / can you help me please

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