try
right click on folder>properties>security>advanced>permissions or
ownership>allow
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Don Guillett
SalesAid Software
dguillett1@austin.rr.com
<karen402@nomail.com> wrote in message
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>I know this has been asked and answered, but I still need help I can't
>figure it
> out. I have a new computer with Vista. I put this on our home network and
> have
> been dragging files from my old computer WinXP to a folder on my new
> computer.
> Most of the files transfer without a hitch, but some tell me "you need
> permission to perform this action" Most of my mp3's transfer just fine,
> but not
> all; I get the above error message. Same with some of the .zip files, and
> a few
> others. I have UAC turned off. I have my firewall turned off. I hope
> someone
> can help my daughter is coming to get the computer tomorrow.
>
> Unrelated to the above, some folders on my c: when I click on them says I
> don't
> have permission.
> Thanks