Shared Folders Change Permissions Upgrading Windows 95/98 to Windows 2000 (232956)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q232956

SUMMARY

When you upgrade a computer running Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98 that contains shared folders to Windows 2000, the shares are mapped to Windows 2000 share permissions.

MORE INFORMATION

Because you are upgrading to a new operating system, the permissions must be changed. The permissions mappings are:

Windows 95/98Windows 2000
ReadOnlyRead
Full AccessFull Control
CustomChange


Note that these mappings apply only to share-level permissions. If you convert the drive to the NTFS file system during the upgrade, default NTFS permissions are used.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/5/2003
Keywords:kbenv kbinfo kbsetup KB232956
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