DL
Wed Jun 25 00:55:24 PDT 2008
Double click My Computor, select D, rt click for Properties, select Security
Tab & check permissions
"John C (Go Packers!)" <jc3656@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
news:C8B310FC-AE7F-4FAD-9A97-4CD282E695DD@microsoft.com...
> Ok I checked and the drive is lettered (D:)
> 232.88 GB NTFS
> Healthy (Active, Primary Partition).
>
> Again, anytime I physically try to explore the drive it says "access
> denied".
>
> What do you suggest is best way to turn this SATAI drive into a slave data
> drive once again??
>
> Thank you for your help!
> --
> John C - Midwest, USA
>
>
> "John C (Go Packers!)" wrote:
>
>> ok, I will check after work today and I will post. Thank you for
>> clarifying.
>> --
>> John C - Midwest, USA
>>
>>
>> "DL" wrote:
>>
>> > No, I was asking how 'Disk Management' showed this drive - thats not
>> > the
>> > same as Explorer/Computor
>> >
>> > "John C (Go Packers!)" <jc3656@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
>> > news:EA895CC1-CA26-43E3-A1F8-56DB967B6244@microsoft.com...
>> > > Yes, the drive is only a data/slave drive. I was able to access the
>> > > original
>> > > Sys drive and pull all data off of that one with no problem. My new
>> > > Vista
>> > > system shows this (SATA I) as (drive D: ACCESS DENIED) in "computer".
>> > > I
>> > > also
>> > > have a Raid 0 setup on this system (2 - 750gb fast SATAII drives
>> > > shown as
>> > > only drive C: 1.5tb).
>> > >
>> > > Are you suggesting I go into system setup and change the properties
>> > > of
>> > > this
>> > > particular drive to read as a slave in my system?? I thought this is
>> > > done
>> > > automatically?? Let me know the proper way to do this as I don't
>> > > want to
>> > > get
>> > > any more frustrated by just trying it myself and failing. Thank you
>> > > all
>> > > for
>> > > your assistance with this!! John
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > John C - Midwest, USA
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "DL" wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> If the drive was a data drive only (ie not your sys drive, with data
>> > >> in
>> > >> the
>> > >> user accounts) there is no 'take ownership' required.
>> > >> Any data slave drive should be accessible on another pc when
>> > >> installed as
>> > >> a
>> > >> slave.
>> > >> How does Disk Management show this drive?
>> > >>
>> > >> "John C (Go Packers!)" <jc3656@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
>> > >> news:615CAF51-1A40-415D-8816-CC796EA78B0A@microsoft.com...
>> > >> >
>> > >> > --
>> > >> > John C - Midwest, USA
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> > "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
>> > >> >
>> > >> >> John C (Go Packers!) wrote:
>> > >> >> > I have already taken ownership over what I was able to via the
>> > >> >> > "Security" tab and it does show that I am the current owner re
>> > >> >> > the
>> > >> >> > admin portion of the drive, HOWEVER, physically...I am unable
>> > >> >> > to
>> > >> >> > view ANY directory or folders on this drive. Vista only shows
>> > >> >> > a
>> > >> >> > drive letter and when I click on drive...says "no access".
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > Windows Vista recognizes only that it is a drive...but will not
>> > >> >> > allow me physical access to it. This was only a slave (data
>> > >> >> > drive)
>> > >> >> > only. And some folders did have password protection, however,
>> > >> >> > like
>> > >> >> > I said...I have already changed ownership rights to the drive.
>> > >> >> > I
>> > >> >> > was the administrator of this "data" drive in my previous
>> > >> >> > system
>> > >> >> > and have all passwords, etc...it is just not allowing me to
>> > >> >> > physically get into the drive to navigate around.
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > So, what I need is clarification that there IS a way to
>> > >> >> > physically
>> > >> >> > access my SATA drive in my Vista system and if there are
>> > >> >> > software
>> > >> >> > settings I need to change in the security tabs first what are
>> > >> >> > they?
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > Will I need to put this drive back into a XP system? I would
>> > >> >> > have
>> > >> >> > to build or buy one...as all of my systems are currently Vista
>> > >> >> > systems. then what is the best, most efficient way to get
>> > >> >> > 200gb of
>> > >> >> > data to my Vista system?
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> When you took ownership - did you tke ownership of the folder and
>> > >> >> *all
>> > >> >> sub-folders*?
>> > >> >> Did you then go in and change the file/folder permissions to
>> > >> >> include
>> > >> >> your
>> > >> >> current user *and* then propagate those changes to all
>> > >> >> sub-folders/files?
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> As for the most efficient way - given your current predicament -
>> > >> >> would
>> > >> >> have
>> > >> >> been/may be network file copy.
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> --
>> > >> >> Shenan Stanley
>> > >> >> MS-MVP
>> > >> >> --
>> > >> >> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>> > >> >>
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >
>> > >> > My answer would be Yes and Yes...I did make sure to take ownership
>> > >> > of
>> > >> > all
>> > >> > folders and sub-folders. I also did propogate to current user.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > I am still unable to access the drive physically in VISTA.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> >
>> >
>> >