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I took my old hard drive and am using it as a storage device through a USP
connection. When I try to copy my MP3's to Vista I am told I don't have
access and file in use.
Maj6th wrote:
> I took my old hard drive and am using it as a storage device through a USP
> connection. When I try to copy my MP3's to Vista I am told I don't have
> access and file in use.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
> Maj6th
>
>
If you hadn't encrypted the data files, you may be facing nothing
more than a simple permissions issue. Have you tried taking ownership
of the old folders?
I gave myself all rights on both the destination and original floder and
files but I still can't copy. I get a message, "you'll need to provide
administrator permission to copy this file."
Thanks
"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
news:%23%23UL%23BUpHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl.. .
> Maj6th wrote:
>> I took my old hard drive and am using it as a storage device through a
>> USP connection. When I try to copy my MP3's to Vista I am told I don't
>> have access and file in use.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Maj6th
>
>
> If you hadn't encrypted the data files, you may be facing nothing more
> than a simple permissions issue. Have you tried taking ownership of the
> old folders?
>
> HOW TO Take Ownership of a File or Folder in WinXP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q308421
>
> (The article refers to WinXP, but the method remains the same in Vista.)
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
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