File access problem

[Willz]

Hi

I have just installed windows XP on another partition, the new one is currently just installed, and has nothing on exept what comes with windows xp, i have another xp instalation that i am using untill i get everything on the other instalation working, the thing is, on my 250gb hardrive named SME EX SRV, i have files called, common, will and program files, on my new instalation i click on Program Files and all i get is a blank folder, i click on folder called Will, and i get drive is not accessible, the file may be damage or corrupt, well somthing like that, i click on common, i can access most of the folers in there, exept i click on movies and the same message as what i get when i click on will comes up. I dont have any of these problems on the old windows xp instalation, everything works tottaly fine.

Any ideas what could be wrong with the new windows xp installation?


Will T

 

[Sniper]

have you set the correct folder permissons so you can access the folder? I sometimes need to do this when I reinstall xp.

 

[Willz]

No, i left them as dafault, how do i change folder permissions?

 

[Chris_]

No, i left them as dafault, how do i change folder permissions?

Right Click the Folder > Properties > Security

Make sure there is your WORKGROUP/USERNAME in the top box, and that it is set to Full Control (Ticked).

There might be a chance that there is also one with random(?) letters and numbers in.. I think this is where the hard disk has been formatted in another PC.

 

[Willz]

Thanks, i think it doesent matter now, the version of windows i was using had media player 8 on it, i have since installed Windows XP SP2 and all is working :)