Hi all,

I know that this doesn't have anything to do with Limewire but I thought I'd ask as everyone here seems really knowledgable.

Whenever I go to 'My Computer' --> 'Shared Documents' and then try to open up a folder I created ages ago called 'New Stuff', I'm told that the folder is not accessible and that I don't have permission to open it. I'm the only account holder on the machine and I desperately need to get to some of my work stuff. I have tried opening the folder at the DOS prompt but still have had no luck.

The only thing I can think of that might have caused this problem is that other people were able to drop documents into the folder. Could someone have messed up the permissions?

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks heaps,
Stu :-)

I'm not a windows knowledge but there is a chance that your permissions have become corrupt for some reason. You can go to Control panel > Admin Tools > Comp Management to set up permissions to particular folders. I can't remember the specifics.

In the meantime I'd suggest you do a Safe boot & try it then. Move the folder elsewhere. Also give your computer & good run over with file & disk utilities & AV program, etc. just to be on the safe side.

LATE EDIT: What I meant before was: start your pc in safe mode (press F8 during loading) & not a safe boot as I refered to it as (getting confused with mac terms! lol ) In safe mode it should help enable you to access the folder in question.

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Hey Lord of the Rings,

Thanks for your reply, it seems as though you're always coming to my rescue (hee, hee). I'm actually normally not a Windows user either - I'm a proud Mac user. I actually bought this notebook to experiment with Mandrake Linux but as yet haven't had the time so it became my 'work' computer.

I have tried the Management tool and couldn't make sense of it. I have also run the virus checker and disk utilities over it with no problems reported. I'll just take it to a computer shop soon and get them to sort it out (hopefully).

Thanks again,
Sphynx

Log on as administrator open control panel administrative tools/Local security policy open it you can edit your options in there.

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Later Grandpa

Thanks for your reply. You will have to excuse me as I'm not the best with Windows XP. Could you please be a little more specific?

I'm running Windows XP Home if that helps.

Thanks.
Sphynx :-)

I am not really sure what you want me to be clearer on but I will try. Click on start then click on control panel Then click on Local security settings. Usually shared document folders are set up for networks and is a place to share and store documents with other computers If someone else had access to this folder and you did not have it protected and they had administrative rights the could have lock the folder in question if this is the case it will take someone with more knowledge than I have to open it.

Also if you are running in in category view you will get there by clicking start then clicking performance and maintenance then clicking administrative tools then local security policy.

Hope this helps

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Later Grandpa

Did you see my late edit above? Also see http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q308421 I hope it's relevant & helpful.

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Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
640 K [of computer memory] ought be enough for anybody. -- Bill Gates (1981)
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. -- Albert Einstein
When facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. -- Albert Einstein
Religion keeps the poor from murdering the rich. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
The important thing is not to stop questioning. -- Albert Einstein
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -- Albert Einstein
"A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians." -- Frank Zappa
"Tobacco is my favorite vegetable." / "May your sh*t come to life and kiss you on the face." / "Scientology, how about that? You hold on to the tin cans and then this guy asks you a bunch of questions, and if you pay enough money you get to join the master race. How's that for a religion?" / "Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." / "There are three things that smell of fish. One of them is fish. The other two are growing on you!" / "Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny." / "The creation and destruction of harmonic and 'statistical' tensions is essential to the maintenance of compositional drama. Any composition (or improvisation) which remains consonant and 'regular' throughout is, for me, equivalent to watching a movie with only 'good guys' in it, or eating cottage cheese." / "Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over." / "The most important thing to do in your life, is to not interfere with somebody else's life." / "Rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, in order to provide articles for people who can't read." -- Frank Zappa
"The music business is a cruel and shallow trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson
The shy can light the dull dark room with life when their eyes mirror their inner sunrise - LOTR

Thanks Lord of the Rings for the web-link. It worked!!! I can now access the files. YEAH!

Thanks heaps,
Sphynx :-)