NT file permissions in XP

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July 20th, 2003, 06:08 PM

mr_wood

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NT file permissions in XP

OK, so I screwed up. I dual boot installed XP alongside NT 4 and now NT will not boot. No problem, except that I cannot access permissions for files on the NT partition so my protected files are just that - protected! ( I can see them in Explorer from XP, but the properties tabs do not allow me to change the permissions)

Advice gratefully received on how I can use my XP - C: - drive to read NT - D: - drive protected files...

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July 20th, 2003, 10:27 PM

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If you are using NTFS it may be because the NTFS versions differ between NT4 and XP. I know dual-boot NT4 and W2K machines prevents running a scandisk from the NT4 side.

The closest I have is a W2K/XP dual boot and I don't see problems like you describe.

July 24th, 2003, 10:28 AM

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nt 2 xp

i ran across the same thing, i opened the nt drive with windows explorer, copy and pasted the folders to the xp drive from there they opened, dont know if it will work for you, but did for me

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