The permissions sounds right John, but as this machine is part of a network on the university, we all have unique user IDs and passwords. So I am not sure if this will make a difference, however I will see what permissions are set in Windows 7 and go from there. Thanks for the help.
On 11/26/09, Jon C. Pierson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > You heed to go to properties on the drive within My Computer and look on the > security tab at permissions. > I think the newer os may have set permissions for accounts that do not exist > under the same name and password on the xp machine. > Just a shot in the dark here. > > Jon > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher > Hallsworth > Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 6:35 AM > To: blind-computing > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Error message when accessing folders on a > WindowsXP computer > > Hello all, please can you help? > I'm trying to access my 'Documents' folder on my external drive. > Whilst I can access all the files and folders on my Windows 7 laptop, > whenever I try to access it on a Windows XP computer, I get an error message > that the folder is not accessible; access denied. Does anyone know what > settings I need to change to make folders available to both Windows 7 and XP > computers? Please note they are not shared on a network, so it is not a > sharing issue. Also, the Windows 7 I have on my laptop is 64 bit whilst the > XP computer I'm writing this message on now is 32 bit. If editions matter, > my laptop is using Home Premium whilst the computer I'm writing on is > Professional. > Thank you very much. Please reply as soon as possible. > Take care. > >From Chris. > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
