Thanks for the info. I will try this when I get home.

"Vanguard" wrote:

> "jennifererrn" <jennifererrn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:51B2EB8A-00C5-4720-A6E2-887FF631224F@microsoft.com...
> >I understand from reading others posts, that the securities tab does not
> >show
> > in XP Home, only in the Pro version. This is my trouble.
>
> Home Edition users have to reboot into Safe Mode to configure security.
> That is because this is an admin function and normally HE users don't change
> those and too often haven't a clue how to manage them.
>
> > I bought a new pc, and installed my old hard drive as a 2nd drive. I did
> > not remove the sharing protection on a folder in my old drive, and now I
> > cannot access that folder. I cannot change the ownership of the file,
> > because I do not own Pro.
>
> Yes, you can. As an HE user who doesn't have the management functions
> upfront as they are in the Professional version, you have to reboot into
> Safe Mode and login under an admin-level account.
>
>