File transfer from XP to Vista

My computer manufacturer attempted to resolve a problem in my
out-of-warrantee desktop...whatever they did resulted in my PC melting down
to a very expensive paperweight. The company immediately took responsibility
(!) and shipped me a new, modern PC (!!!)

The problem is that I had been using XP and the new PC came loaded with
Vista. I plugged the old hard drive into the new machine and wanted to use
the File Transfer utility to move my files...nope, it doesn't seem to be
designed for this. I decided to do it manually and found that files and
directories in the regular file tree moved fine. I am not able to move those
files in my user directory (MY Documents, My Pictures, etc) without unlocking
each subdirectory and each file individually. Unless I can figure out how to
update the permissions on multiple files or move the files in question out of
the user directory, I am going to be trying to fix this issue for the rest of
my life.

Wiegee wrote:
> My computer manufacturer attempted to resolve a problem in my
> out-of-warrantee desktop...whatever they did resulted in my PC melting down
> to a very expensive paperweight. The company immediately took responsibility
> (!) and shipped me a new, modern PC (!!!)
>
> The problem is that I had been using XP and the new PC came loaded with
> Vista. I plugged the old hard drive into the new machine and wanted to use
> the File Transfer utility to move my files...nope, it doesn't seem to be
> designed for this. I decided to do it manually and found that files and
> directories in the regular file tree moved fine. I am not able to move those
> files in my user directory (MY Documents, My Pictures, etc) without unlocking
> each subdirectory and each file individually. Unless I can figure out how to
> update the permissions on multiple files or move the files in question out of
> the user directory, I am going to be trying to fix this issue for the rest of
> my life.
>

Take ownership of the parent folder and make sure you include "Replace
owner on subcontainers...". Here are details:

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

"Wiegee" <> wrote in message
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> My computer manufacturer attempted to resolve a problem in my
> out-of-warrantee desktop...whatever they did resulted in my PC melting
> down
> to a very expensive paperweight. The company immediately took
> responsibility
> (!) and shipped me a new, modern PC (!!!)
>
> The problem is that I had been using XP and the new PC came loaded with
> Vista. I plugged the old hard drive into the new machine and wanted to
> use
> the File Transfer utility to move my files...nope, it doesn't seem to be
> designed for this. I decided to do it manually and found that files and
> directories in the regular file tree moved fine. I am not able to move
> those
> files in my user directory (MY Documents, My Pictures, etc) without
> unlocking
> each subdirectory and each file individually. Unless I can figure out how
> to
> update the permissions on multiple files or move the files in question out
> of
> the user directory, I am going to be trying to fix this issue for the rest
> of
> my life.
>

Just an idea:

Try moving the files out of the specialty folders to a regular place first,
then move them over to the new computer? As you said, files and directories
in the regular file tree moved fine.

Saucy

"Malke" <> wrote in message
news:e%...
> Wiegee wrote:
>> My computer manufacturer attempted to resolve a problem in my
>> out-of-warrantee desktop...whatever they did resulted in my PC melting
>> down to a very expensive paperweight. The company immediately took
>> responsibility (!) and shipped me a new, modern PC (!!!)
>>
>> The problem is that I had been using XP and the new PC came loaded with
>> Vista. I plugged the old hard drive into the new machine and wanted to
>> use the File Transfer utility to move my files...nope, it doesn't seem to
>> be designed for this. I decided to do it manually and found that files
>> and directories in the regular file tree moved fine. I am not able to
>> move those files in my user directory (MY Documents, My Pictures, etc)
>> without unlocking each subdirectory and each file individually. Unless I
>> can figure out how to update the permissions on multiple files or move
>> the files in question out of the user directory, I am going to be trying
>> to fix this issue for the rest of my life.
>>
>
> Take ownership of the parent folder and make sure you include "Replace
> owner on subcontainers...". Here are details:
>
> 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


I like that answer. 'Hope it works for 'em.

Saucy