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    Access denied :<

    hi, after reinstalling windows (on a partitioned hard drive) one folder on one of the other partitions doesnt seem to be accessable, at first when i tryed to go into it it gave me the error message Access is denied. After viewing the folders properties i saw that this folder was 0 Bytes in size (before the install it was around 5gb) it also wouldnt let me delete the folder either.
    After several scandisks and chkdsk's i could access the folder (which happens to be My Music inside My Documents) but not play anything inside it, or copy anything from inside the folder to a different location, I recive the "Cannot copy <filename>: Access is denied".
    After viewing properties i can see that the "Read-Only" box is ticked, when i untick it and press apply then go back onto the folder properties again, it is still in read-only mode.
    Any ideas??

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    Probably to do with NTFS file permissions. It still has permissions set for the old user on the previous build. You'll need to use the options to take ownership of the directory, take a look at this

    http://support.microsoft.com/default...308421&sd=tech

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    OR... boot to a linux knoppix boot cd.. and burn the mp3's

    Just another option. *presumes u get a bootable cd with cdwriting software*
    the other option is probably better though

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    thnx for the repllies, i changed the permission control on the security tab etc so that works now... ive just realised something else is wrong.
    after installing firefox, i can go on internet explorer (needed for windows update, msn etc) when i click windows update it does nothing, ive tryed re installing internet explorer off microsoft download center but still wont work :<

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