Windows is automatically protecting my files and won't giv..

Mellach2327 wrote:

> Thanks Malke.
>
> I tried Knoppix again and got access to the hard drives. When I tried
> to paste the files to a USB drive I got a denied access message. I'll
> email your comments to Winability and see if they can shed some light
> on this.

Did you remember to right-click on the icon (in Knoppix) for the usb
hard drive first and clear the checkbox for Read Only - *before* you
left-clicked on the icon to mount it? If you forgot to do this, that's
why you couldn't copy the files.

Malke
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www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Mellach2327 wrote:

> Thanks Malke.
>
> I tried Knoppix again and got access to the hard drives. When I tried
> to paste the files to a USB drive I got a denied access message. I'll
> email your comments to Winability and see if they can shed some light
> on this.

Did you remember to right-click on the icon (in Knoppix) for the usb
hard drive first and clear the checkbox for Read Only - *before* you
left-clicked on the icon to mount it? If you forgot to do this, that's
why you couldn't copy the files.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User