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One simple task - Create and rename a folder - HOW!
Did you attempt to move your User folders there? No. Who, Where or What are 'User Folders'. I started with a blank, formatted disk partition called D: and to this drive I copied, from a dvd-rw several thousand files and 12 Folders. Worked great. But in each of the 12 folders I need to create at least 50 sub folders within each of the 12 main folders. The 12 main folders are not locked, write protected or hidden. Each of the 12 original folders I can rename at will. But when I try to create a sub-folder is when I get the 'File or Folder does not exist, so I hit enter and there is a folder 'Folder1, 2, etc and they cannot be renamed. I read on the MS web site that a shared folder cannot be renamed. True? If so, how do I stop folder sharing. I know none of this makes much sense but it's making me dislike vista even more. I have Admin rights and tried to change the settings for win explorer in the system, but everything had been greyed out and no changes could be made there. I think I will just put this new 'puter in the closet for a few months until MS comes out with an SP1... Thank you for your thoughts... Oldgoat Did you attempt to move your User folders there? Did you attempt to move your User folders there? As i stated in the first line of the above paragraph: no, I don't know what, or where they are. never used such a critter. Oldgoat |
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One simple task - Create and rename a folder - HOW!
Oldgoat wrote:
Did you attempt to move your User folders there? No. Who, Where or What are 'User Folders'. I started with a blank, formatted disk partition called D: and to this drive I copied, from a dvd-rw several thousand files and 12 Folders. Worked great. But in each of the 12 folders I need to create at least 50 sub folders within each of the 12 main folders. The 12 main folders are not locked, write protected or hidden. Each of the 12 original folders I can rename at will. But when I try to create a sub-folder is when I get the 'File or Folder does not exist, so I hit enter and there is a folder 'Folder1, 2, etc and they cannot be renamed. I read on the MS web site that a shared folder cannot be renamed. True? If so, how do I stop folder sharing. I know none of this makes much sense but it's making me dislike vista even more. I have Admin rights and tried to change the settings for win explorer in the system, but everything had been greyed out and no changes could be made there. I think that you need to take ownership of those folders and make sure that you select the "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects". Check the permissions of the file or folder the file is saved in and take ownership: 1. Right-click the file or folder, and then click Properties. 2. Click the Security tab. 3. Under Group or user names, click your name to see the permissions you have. To open a file, you need to have read permission. For more information on permissions, see What are permissions? http://tinyurl.com/2j9vgr To take ownership of a folder: 1. Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties. 2. Click the Security tab, click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab. 3. Click Edit. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. 4. Click the name of the person you want to give ownership to. 5. If you want that person to be the owner of files and subfolders in this folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box. 6. Click OK Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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One simple task - Create and rename a folder - HOW!
Malke;400907 Wrote: Oldgoat wrote: Did you attempt to move your User folders there? No. Who, Where or What are 'User Folders'. I started with a blank, formatted disk partition called D: and to this drive I copied, from a dvd-rw several thousand files and 12 Folders. Worked great. But in each of the 12 folders I need to create at least 50 sub folders within each of the 12 main folders. The 12 main folders are not locked, write protected or hidden. Each of the 12 original folders I can rename at will. But when I try to create a sub-folder is when I get the 'File or Folder does not exist, so I hit enter and there is a folder 'Folder1, 2, etc and they cannot be renamed. I read on the MS web site that a shared folder cannot be renamed. True? If so, how do I stop folder sharing. I know none of this makes much sense but it's making me dislike vista even more. I have Admin rights and tried to change the settings for win explorer in the system, but everything had been greyed out and no changes could be made there. I think that you need to take ownership of those folders and make sure that you select the "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects". Check the permissions of the file or folder the file is saved in and take ownership: 1. Right-click the file or folder, and then click Properties. 2. Click the Security tab. 3. Under Group or user names, click your name to see the permissions you have. To open a file, you need to have read permission. For more information on permissions, see What are permissions? http://tinyurl.com/2j9vgr To take ownership of a folder: 1. Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties. 2. Click the Security tab, click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab. 3. Click Edit. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. 4. Click the name of the person you want to give ownership to. 5. If you want that person to be the owner of files and subfolders in this folder, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box. 6. Click OK Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers 'index' (http://www.elephantboycomputers.com) "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User Hi Oldgoat, I agree with Malke. You need to take ownership of them. If you need some instuctions with screenshots, then you can look here. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...ship-file.html Shawn -- brink *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* _http://www.vistax64.com/ (\"http://www.vistax64.com/\")_ *Please post feedback to help others.* |