Access Denied files and folders

This is a Dell laptop, with Vista already installed on it. Not an upgrades.
I have searched high and low and cannot figure out how to fix the problem.

About a week ago I lost the ability to open files on my home network from
another computer with winxp on it.

Today I lost the ability to open files on my laptop that were created on my
laptop, I keep getting the error "access denied" I don't have the rights to
do this. No other people on my laptop, just me.

Can someone help me with this? I'm lost. I even tried a program called
takeownership but it didn't work.

I'm using vista, I hate it. I've wasted half the day trying to get to my
simple word files.

any help will be greatly appreciated.

Also, when I right click a file or folder and look at properties and
advance, nothing is in there, there are no groups, people or admin settings.

thank you
M

 

What changed with the systems a week ago? Any new software installed?

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience.



"Marilene" <mas@mselvaggio.com> wrote in message
news:2C89713A-FF1A-4374-9A81-C1D17F25975F@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> This is a Dell laptop, with Vista already installed on it. Not an
> upgrades. I have searched high and low and cannot figure out how to fix
> the problem.
>
> About a week ago I lost the ability to open files on my home network from
> another computer with winxp on it.
>
> Today I lost the ability to open files on my laptop that were created on
> my laptop, I keep getting the error "access denied" I don't have the
> rights to do this. No other people on my laptop, just me.
>
> Can someone help me with this? I'm lost. I even tried a program called
> takeownership but it didn't work.
>
> I'm using vista, I hate it. I've wasted half the day trying to get to my
> simple word files.
>
> any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Also, when I right click a file or folder and look at properties and
> advance, nothing is in there, there are no groups, people or admin
> settings.
>
> thank you
> M <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Nothing, no new software.
The only thing I really use my laptop for is when I want to sit somewhere
other than where my desktop is. And I use it to back up my Windows mobile
phone. But other than that, nothing is added to it.

Marilene



"Paul Smith" <paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
news:ee1z6gEyJHA.1092@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> What changed with the systems a week ago? Any new software installed?
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience.
>
>
>
> "Marilene" <mas@mselvaggio.com> wrote in message
> news:2C89713A-FF1A-4374-9A81-C1D17F25975F@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> This is a Dell laptop, with Vista already installed on it. Not an
>> upgrades. I have searched high and low and cannot figure out how to fix
>> the problem.
>>
>> About a week ago I lost the ability to open files on my home network from
>> another computer with winxp on it.
>>
>> Today I lost the ability to open files on my laptop that were created on
>> my laptop, I keep getting the error "access denied" I don't have the
>> rights to do this. No other people on my laptop, just me.
>>
>> Can someone help me with this? I'm lost. I even tried a program called
>> takeownership but it didn't work.
>>
>> I'm using vista, I hate it. I've wasted half the day trying to get to my
>> simple word files.
>>
>> any help will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Also, when I right click a file or folder and look at properties and
>> advance, nothing is in there, there are no groups, people or admin
>> settings.
>>
>> thank you
>> M<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:22:04 -0700, "Marilene" <mas@mselvaggio.com>
wrote:
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>This is a Dell laptop, with Vista already installed on it. Not an upgrades.
>I have searched high and low and cannot figure out how to fix the problem.
>
>About a week ago I lost the ability to open files on my home network from
>another computer with winxp on it.
>
>Today I lost the ability to open files on my laptop that were created on my
>laptop, I keep getting the error "access denied" I don't have the rights to
>do this. No other people on my laptop, just me.
>
>Can someone help me with this? I'm lost. I even tried a program called
>takeownership but it didn't work.
>
>I'm using vista, I hate it. I've wasted half the day trying to get to my
>simple word files.
>
>any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
>Also, when I right click a file or folder and look at properties and
>advance, nothing is in there, there are no groups, people or admin settings.
>
>thank you
>M <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->