Vista - UAC : opening Xp File's on Vista

Hey !

I am a newbie in vista
I am trying to open My documents from the XP HD in Vista and i get a
security warning that i cannot do it..

I read that I needed to cancel UAC and I did... restarted.. and the problem
still remains...
I try to change the security setting of the folder and i can't... check out
the Picture...

how can i bypass it ?

thanks

Luis.

Have you tried taking ownership of the folder? On that same tab, click
Advanced > Owner > click "Edit" button under "Change owner to: > under
"Change owner to: > check the box that says "Replace owner on subcontainers
and objects" > OK > OK > OK.
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"Luis Hirschberg" <luhirs@zahav.net.il> wrote in message
news:8C55FB82-ECE1-4054-8420-477E39D51E18@microsoft.com...
> Hey !
>
> I am a newbie in vista
> I am trying to open My documents from the XP HD in Vista and i get a
> security warning that i cannot do it..
>
> I read that I needed to cancel UAC and I did... restarted.. and the
> problem
> still remains...
> I try to change the security setting of the folder and i can't... check
> out
> the Picture...
>
> how can i bypass it ?
>
> thanks
>
> Luis.
>

It's a permission issue. You can take ownership of the folder, but if you
are dual-booting (that is, if you also have XP will working), it will
probably screw up your permissions there too.

If you're dual-booting, boot up in XP, copy what you want out of of your
profile (C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\) and then they should be
accessible with Vista.
If you're just booting Vista (XP is no longer on your system), just take
owndership of the directory.

"Luis Hirschberg" <luhirs@zahav.net.il> wrote in message
news:8C55FB82-ECE1-4054-8420-477E39D51E18@microsoft.com...
> Hey !
>
> I am a newbie in vista
> I am trying to open My documents from the XP HD in Vista and i get a
> security warning that i cannot do it..
>
> I read that I needed to cancel UAC and I did... restarted.. and the
> problem
> still remains...
> I try to change the security setting of the folder and i can't... check
> out
> the Picture...
>
> how can i bypass it ?
>
> thanks
>
> Luis.
>