Hard Disk Drive

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I have XP Pro. One of my disk drives gets me an error message every time I
try to save to it. The message is that I am not authorized to use it. Also
says that the administrator needs to fix it. Well I am the administrator, I
thought. What can I do to fix the problem.

Thanks

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Did you log-on as Belinda (with administrator privileges) or as
Administrator? There is a difference.

"Belinda Smith" <BelindaSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A54602D-77AF-4D2B-837B-842B01B09D02@microsoft.com...
>I have XP Pro. One of my disk drives gets me an error message every time I
> try to save to it. The message is that I am not authorized to use it. Also
> says that the administrator needs to fix it. Well I am the administrator,
> I
> thought. What can I do to fix the problem.
>
> Thanks

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Hi, you have one of two issues, both related to NTFS.

Issue one: Permmissions.
An administrator doesn't automatically have rights to files and folders, but
they can forcibly sieze these rights:
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] 21&sd=tech

Issue two:
Another account was used to encrypt the drive or folders you are trying to
access. This is a pain in the toosh.
Check this out Part III chapter 17 EFS
http://www.microsoft.com/resources [...] s_lnfx.asp

If this is an EFS issue then you can log in as the other user accounts and
see if you can access the disk.

If so use that account to unencrypt the files/folders.


--
Manny Borges
MCSE NT4-2003 (+ Security)
MCT, Certified Cheese Master

The pen is mightier than the sword, and considerably easier to write with.
-- Marty Feldman
"Belinda Smith" <BelindaSmith@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A54602D-77AF-4D2B-837B-842B01B09D02@microsoft.com...
>I have XP Pro. One of my disk drives gets me an error message every time I
> try to save to it. The message is that I am not authorized to use it. Also
> says that the administrator needs to fix it. Well I am the administrator,
> I
> thought. What can I do to fix the problem.
>
> Thanks