[elitebear4]

i installed windows vista on my d: partition and for some reason, i cant access my files on C:. it says i probably dont have the proper privileges to open them. anyone have any idea on whats going on? thanks

edit: i think this may be dealing with the same root problem: vista basically acts as if none of the programs previously installed with windows 2000 exist. when i open add / remove programs, it shows absolutely nothing but programs i installed when i had vista

[stool]

Best bet is to find out if the file system is the same... In other words, is all ntfs, or FAT 32?

[nvidiaOCmaster]

idk how it works on vista... but heres how to do it on XP:


Go to folder options, disable SIMPLE FILE SHARING, right click the floder you want access to, click the security tab.

Click adcandced, click the owner tab, set your account as the owner.

[Mr. Roboto]

Is c strictly a storage drive/partition, or does it have another OS installed on it as well?

[smokie mcpott]

Originally Posted by elitebear4

edit: i think this may be dealing with the same root problem: vista basically acts as if none of the programs previously installed with windows 2000 exist. when i open add / remove programs, it shows absolutely nothing but programs i installed when i had vista

if i am reading this correctly, you think that your programs that are installed on your 2000 install should show up on your vista install?
it doesnt work like that, they are 2 separate OS's and each require their own install of applications and software