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Windows Forum / Windows XP / New Users / July 2007Admin has access denied
I am using XP software, I was trying to set-up a new user and was prompted to create an Administrator first. well I did that and the new user, but i cannot open my old administrator folders / files. how can I go back and get my files. > I am using XP software, I was trying to set-up a new user and was prompted to > create an Administrator first. well I did that and the new user, but i cannot > open my old administrator folders / files. how can I go back and get my > files. Your post is a bit difficult to follow, but I'm going to guess that 1) you are using XP Pro; 2) you were using the built-in Administrator account for your daily work - bad idea; 3) you created a new user account with administrative privileges (we'll call this "User Account A") and were unpleasantly surprised to no longer see an icon for Administrator on the Welcome Screen. Is this a correct guess? If yes, then the answer is that this is by design. The built-in Administrator account will be hidden after you do #3 above because it is bad practice to use the built-in Administrator account for daily work. It should be saved for emergencies. If this correctly describes your situation, create another user account with administrative privileges because you will need it to work from. We'll call this "User Account B". Log into User Account B and copy your data from the built-in Administrator account (which you were using) to your "User Account A". Here are instructions: Copy a User Account - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151 HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783 If the above does *not* describe what is happening, please post back after taking a look at this link to see what details you need to include: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm Malke  SignatureElephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User Hey Malke, thanks for the response. as for your asumption yes I was using the built-in Administrator, and yes it looks like it really was a bad idea. I created a new user "Admin" with Administrator privileges. I followed the link (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151) and did exactly what it asked to do in (Copy Files to the New User Profile). NO LUCK! it still wont let me copy. I opened explorer, in my C:\Documents and Settings, the folder Administrator I clicked to open and it says "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator is not accessible access denied". When I used the procedure from the link to copy files, it says "Cannot create or replace Administrator: Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use. Any help would be good. Thanks DM > > I am using XP software, I was trying to set-up a new user and was prompted to > > create an Administrator first. well I did that and the new user, but i cannot [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Malke > Hey Malke, thanks for the response. as for your asumption yes I was using the > built-in Administrator, and yes it looks like it really was a bad idea. I [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Administrator: Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or > write-protected and that the file is not currently in use. You're doing something wrong. Let's try again. 1. Create a new user (computer administrator) and call it "DM" - anything except "Admin". 2. Create a new user (computer administrator) and call it "Charlie" - anything except "Admin". 3. Log into the DM account once. 4. Log into the Charlie account once. Let's assume that you are going to keep the DM account for your daily use. You are still in the Charlie account. 5. Now, first make sure you can see all hidden files (View tab in Folder Options). In XP, there are four checkboxes to deal with: a. Check "Display the contents of system folders". b. Check "Show hidden files and folders". c. Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types". d. Uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" and click "OK" to the dialog box. 6. Start>Run>control userpasswords2 [enter] You will see where you can change the built-in Administrator account's password. Change it to a blank. You can change it back to something later. 7. Double-click My Computer and navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator. Press and hold down the CTRL key while you click each file and subfolder in this folder, except the following files: Ntuser.dat Ntuser.dat.log Ntuser.ini On the Edit menu, click Copy. 8. Now navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\DM. On the Edit menu, click Paste. 9. Log out of Charlie and into DM. All your stuff should be there. You will have to make some small adjustments since this is a new account but not many. You can go to the User Accounts applet afterwards and delete the Charlie account if you like, or simply keep it for an extra. Malke SignatureElephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User I appreciate all the time and help. I just followed your steps exactly and still i cannot access my old Administrator folder. all the steps you gave me worked fine, however when I get to step 7 I cannot open the Administrator folder to see the files to select, and it wont let me copy the complete folder. There must be a way to get my documents out of that folder. Note: When I go into user accounts it says "Pick a task" this would be for home edition there is no advance tab. is the procedure for Home edition the same as Pro edition. Again thanks for any help you can give DM > > Hey Malke, thanks for the response. as for your asumption yes I was using the > > built-in Administrator, and yes it looks like it really was a bad idea. I [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] > > Malke > I appreciate all the time and help. I just followed your steps exactly and > still i cannot access my old Administrator folder. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > edition there is no advance tab. is the procedure for Home edition the same > as Pro edition. This information is in direct contradiction to your answer to my very first post. In my first post I guessed that you had XP Pro and you confirmed this. Now you are saying that you have XP Home, which puts an entirely different light on what you did and what you have. I have no idea what you did and I don't want to spend any more time guessing. If you have XP Home then you never logged into the built-in Administrator account because that user account is only available in XP Home. Perhaps you made your files private in whatever account you were really using. If that is the case, then see this: http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/private.htm - making stuff private http://www.microsoft.com/learning/books/homeandofficeuser/tips/040402.asp - How to make My Documents Private in XP Home http://windowsxp.mvps.org/undoprivate.htm - Ramesh - How to undo "Make this folder private" option" If you can't figure it out from there, then I suggest you have a knowledgeable friend (someone who is really knowledgeable and not just saying he is) or a computer professional take a look at the machine. Malke SignatureElephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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