Well, I figured it out on my own I think.
Apparently the problem has to do with some sort of a permissions problem.
All I want to do is use the WD external drive like a big USB flash drive … plug it in and copy files to it … but, alas, it has some security “feature” which assigns permissions and ownership to the drive and folders you copy to it.
So, here’s what has to be done as a workaround:
on the computer which shows the “access is denied” message, follow the directions on this page:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&Product=winxp
This link shows “How to take ownership of a file or a folder in Windows XP”
you basically do the following steps:
- Disable Simple File Sharing (Start → My Computer → Tools → Folder Options → Vew tab → Advanced Settings → uncheck “Use simple file sharing” → click OK
2) My Computer → right click on the drive (e.g. F: ) → Properties → Security tab → click OK if security message appears → Advanced → Owner tab → in the Name list, click user name or Administrator → select “Replace owner or subcontainers and objects” check box → click OK → click Yes → click OK
If this is not right, please let me know.
If this is right, I hope it helps someone else with the same problem
Cheers,
Don
