uac opening xp file s vista

Hey !
I am a newbie in vista :) I am trying to open My documents from the XP HD in Vista and i get a security warning that i cannot do it..
I read that I needed to cancel UAC and I did... restarted.. and the problem still remains... I try to change the security setting of the folder and i can't... check out the Picture...
how can i bypass it ?
thanks :)
Luis.

Have you tried taking ownership of the folder? On that same tab, click Advanced > Owner > click "Edit" button under "Change owner to: > under "Change owner to: > check the box that says "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects" > OK > OK > OK. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Luis Hirschberg" wrote in message

Hey !
I am a newbie in vista :) I am trying to open My documents from the XP HD in Vista and i get a security warning that i cannot do it..
I read that I needed to cancel UAC and I did... restarted.. and the problem still remains... I try to change the security setting of the folder and i can't... check out the Picture...
how can i bypass it ?
thanks :)
Luis.

It's a permission issue. You can take ownership of the folder, but if you are dual-booting (that is, if you also have XP will working), it will probably screw up your permissions there too.
If you're dual-booting, boot up in XP, copy what you want out of of your profile (C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\) and then they should be accessible with Vista. If you're just booting Vista (XP is no longer on your system), just take owndership of the directory.
"Luis Hirschberg" wrote in message

Hey !
I am a newbie in vista :) I am trying to open My documents from the XP HD in Vista and i get a security warning that i cannot do it..
I read that I needed to cancel UAC and I did... restarted.. and the problem still remains... I try to change the security setting of the folder and i can't... check out the Picture...
how can i bypass it ?
thanks :)
Luis.