Win xp pro...first sentence in original post . Already tried making root shared and making folder shared. Says access denied. Will not let me copy to shared documents folder, move to shared documents folder or access the folder in any way. I'm sure it does have to do with the permissions but haven't found any way around it yet. I have administrator priveleges on the new hard drive, and had it on the old. Will not let me do any thing with the folder. And yes, there are a few other things I can't access but don't need anything from them.