XP Bug! Strange permission error. I can't view my own files!

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Clay LaHatte

I am using Windows XP Home, C drive is NTFS.

I have an empty folder B. I have folders already existing in folder A.

I moved a folder with files from folder A into this empty folder B. I found
I can not open, access, copy, move, etc., any of the files in this newly
moved folder.

I copied a second folder from folder A. I cannot even open this new folder
created in folder B.

I get Permission Denied, etc., etc. Now I have these 2 folders here and I
can't do anything with them at all.

I have rebooted, and run scandisk with no errors. How can this be? What has
gone wrong with XP to cause such an error?? How is it possible that XP can
make it so I don't have access to data I created?? Surely this is a bug!

Please copy replies to my email, (e-mail address removed)
Thanks!
 
This article describes how to take ownership of a file or folder
to which you have been denied access:

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&Product=winxp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I am using Windows XP Home, C drive is NTFS.
|
| I have an empty folder B. I have folders already existing in folder A.
|
| I moved a folder with files from folder A into this empty folder B. I found
| I can not open, access, copy, move, etc., any of the files in this newly
| moved folder.
|
| I copied a second folder from folder A. I cannot even open this new folder
| created in folder B.
|
| I get Permission Denied, etc., etc. Now I have these 2 folders here and I
| can't do anything with them at all.
|
| I have rebooted, and run scandisk with no errors. How can this be? What has
| gone wrong with XP to cause such an error?? How is it possible that XP can
| make it so I don't have access to data I created?? Surely this is a bug!
|
| Please copy replies to my email, (e-mail address removed)
| Thanks!
| --
| Clay LaHatte
 
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