will allow me to disable permissions on external hard drive

versuviusx · 26. Jul 2011, 04:52 AM

ok so i'm trying to take out this old hard drive from a laptop.
and put it in an enclosure so i can open the files on another laptop via usb.
the problem is i have permission issues and even when i go to properties/security and change everything to allow for every user to have complete control i still cant access folders i need to access. so i would love a program that just destroys all permissions no matter what.
please post i'm super desperate!
thanks

J_L · 26. Jul 2011, 08:44 AM

Are you running as admin?

26Dolphins · 26. Jul 2011, 04:27 PM

Hi,

Taking ownership may be the solution to your problem. But you don't state the OS you're on. Depending on it, you can try one of these:
1. Win XP (Home & Pro): this or this.
2. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...menu-in-vista/.
The latter is a registry hack.
Here's one that, according to the site, works on Win XP as well.

If you go for the registry hacks, make a back up of your registry before doing anything. ERUNT is a great choice.

Good luck.

Anupam · 26. Jul 2011, 04:31 PM

26Dolphins, I had to remove the last link from your post, as it had bad WOT rating. WOT warned me about the page, when I opened it.

versuviusx · 26. Jul 2011, 05:22 PM

hi i'm using windows 7 64 bit.
i will definitely take a look at the links.but i would love to just find 1 program that works no matter what.
thanks for all the help!
i LOVE learning!

26Dolphins · 27. Jul 2011, 04:53 PM

Hi,

@Anupam,
Sorry about that, didn't check. The ERUNT GUI can be downloaded from Softpedia, installer or portable.

@versuviusx
Taking ownership should work

Quote:

no matter what

If it doesn't what you need or you don't want the changes, the zips include the corresponding undo.
But, as I said in my first post, do backup your registry before trying anything.

26. Jul 2011, 04:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
versuviusx Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2	will allow me to disable permissions on external hard drive ok so i'm trying to take out this old hard drive from a laptop. and put it in an enclosure so i can open the files on another laptop via usb. the problem is i have permission issues and even when i go to properties/security and change everything to allow for every user to have complete control i still cant access folders i need to access. so i would love a program that just destroys all permissions no matter what. please post i'm super desperate! thanks

26. Jul 2011, 04:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
26Dolphins Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 440	Hi, Taking ownership may be the solution to your problem. But you don't state the OS you're on. Depending on it, you can try one of these: 1. Win XP (Home & Pro): this or this. 2. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...menu-in-vista/. The latter is a registry hack. Here's one that, according to the site, works on Win XP as well. If you go for the registry hacks, make a back up of your registry before doing anything. ERUNT is a great choice. Good luck. __________________ 26Dolphins Last edited by Anupam; 26. Jul 2011 at 04:30 PM. Reason: Removed link with bad WOT rating

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Anupam Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 9,484	26Dolphins, I had to remove the last link from your post, as it had bad WOT rating. WOT warned me about the page, when I opened it. __________________ Anupam

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26. Jul 2011, 08:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
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versuviusx Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2	hi i'm using windows 7 64 bit. i will definitely take a look at the links.but i would love to just find 1 program that works no matter what. thanks for all the help! i LOVE learning!