Cant access old Documents folders

Hello all, I recently added my XP pro pc to a domain and can no longer access my original folders e.g. Documents amd
Settings\Myuserid\..., if I try to browse them I receive an "Access is Denied" message, the only way I can access them is by making
myself a member of the Admnistrators group which is not what I want, is this normal ? if so how can I work around this ?


Pete Kane

Pete Kane <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Hello all, I recently added my XP pro pc to a domain and can no
> longer access my original folders e.g. Documents amd
> Settings\Myuserid\..., if I try to browse them I receive an "Access
> is Denied" message, the only way I can access them is by making
> myself a member of the Admnistrators group which is not what I want,
> is this normal ? if so how can I work around this ?

Temporarily make yourself an administrator and take ownership - then move
the items you wish out to your new profile folder. Then remove your admin
rights.

You'll need to logon as an administrator of the local machine
or a member of the "domain admin" but you can change the
permissions to allow your regular "domain account" access
to the folder. You can do this remotely with a domain
admin account as well.

"Pete Kane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:
> Hello all, I recently added my XP pro pc to a domain and can no longer
> access my original folders e.g. Documents amd Settings\Myuserid\..., if I
> try to browse them I receive an "Access is Denied" message, the only way I
> can access them is by making myself a member of the Admnistrators group
> which is not what I want, is this normal ? if so how can I work around
> this ?

Take ownership of the files with an administrator account and set
permissions and ownership of the files the the regular domain user account
that you want to access those files/folders with.

"Pete Kane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello all, I recently added my XP pro pc to a domain and can no longer
> access my original folders e.g. Documents amd Settings\Myuserid\..., if I
> try to browse them I receive an "Access is Denied" message, the only way I
> can access them is by making myself a member of the Admnistrators group
> which is not what I want, is this normal ? if so how can I work around
> this ?