"Access is denied"

Are you sure that system meets the requirements for Ubuntu? Puppy has WAY lower requirements.

If you already tried to take ownership and tried to view the folders with linux, it sounds like there is something else going on.

Boy do I feel stupid. Looks like I've been wasting my time and yours. I just went into the hd and found a couple of text files I could open and found "Vista" among the verbage.

At this point I would have to guess that my friend doesn't know what OS he was running. And that's very possible.

Is there a different approach with Vista?

Yes it makes a difference. Do you have a Vista system you can use to take ownership?

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/0...windows-vista/

I tried to go through my Vista on my Virtual PC and got this. http://screencast.com/t/u7k98Kq3fC if it gets me any closer.

Got here which is the folder I'm trying to access.http://screencast.com/t/PcScLJ1L

Should I try to get this moved to the "Vista" part of the forum?

Did you disable UAC? Did you try booting to safe mode?

You can also give this a try:
http://www.bioteck.net/2009/04/27/ho...iles-in-vista/

No and no but I will. I'm not going to let this puppy get the better of me (us).

"Take ownership" sounds interesting. Just wondering how I use it only on the "slaved" Vista hd? Always concerned that I'll mess up my computer in the process. Don't see any manual or instructions. Guess I can load it in my virtual Vista and see what she do.

The takeownership adds a registry entry. You can't just add it to the "slave" drive. It has to be part of a working Vista.

This is what it does under the hood:

Quote:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"

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If you're running Vista in VPC, can't you just take a snapshot backup? If anything, you can restore the snapshot after you're done.

This thread should probably get moved to the Vista forum, if any mods out there are reading. I don't have the power here. :)

Hummmm. I'm trying to work in my Virtual Vista. I disabled UAC and booted into safe mode w/ networking but now can't see any of my network. Didn't see them in regular mode and then they popped up so I'll wait a bit.

How do Import the reg tweak. Seems like I have to right click on something. Don't remember. My brain is about fried.

Why do you need to see the network in safe mode?

To import, all you do is double click on the .reg file.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...menu-in-vista/

Quote:

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Install

Download and unzip the files contained in the zipfile. Double-click the InstallTakeOwnership.reg file and click through the prompts. No reboot necessary.

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Tried takeownership but still no success.

I still can't believe that booting to Ubuntu didn't allow you to see the files. Did you try the Ubuntu live disc or not? You danced around the subject. I don't think Puppy's NTFS support is as good as Ubuntu's.

You know I've tried so many things the last 5 days at this point I'm not sure.

I have Ubuntu 9.04 so I'll try it tomorrow and report back.

Midknyte, thanks for all the help.

Ran Ubuntu and "mounted" the drive in question.

Could open folders but some that I thought had the pics in them were empty. Got to ck w/ the owner again. He didn't know he was using Vista so I guess he could be off on where the pics are saved.

I'm wondering if "access denied" Vista folders would show up as empty.