Error with iTunes in XP & Vista - Locked Disk

I was previously running XP, and have installed Vista on a different drive. I had the "Music" folder in Vista point to my "My Music" folder on my XP drive. But when I run iTunes in Vista (new iTunes installation), I get an error:
"The folder "iTunes" is on a locked disk or you do not have write permissions for this folder."
I can manually change/remove files on that disk and in the iTunes folder, and no files in the Music or iTunes folder are write-protected. I tried temporarily moving the "iTunes Library" and "iTunes Music Library" files out of the iTunes folder, but that didn't work.
Help!

You need to change the Read/Write permissions on that folder/disk.
Start -> Help and Support and search for Permsissions.

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I have two articles here for you that should be able to help you troubleshoot this issue further:
Trouble adding music to iTunes library or importing audio CD
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1387
iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1277
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1387
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On the permission thing, you say you have done this, but just to double check, the account you are using needs to have full control of the iTunes folder.
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/2464a180-e5dc-45d1-a2b8-3c8a 2b571e9d1033.mspx
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/25/how-to-take-ownership-and-grant-permiss ions-in-windows-vista/
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I was looking through our resources and found an article with information regarding that error message. The article is called iTunes for Windows XP: "Disk is locked" or "iTunes folder cannot be found" when installing or opening iTunes found here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1866.
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The folder 'itunes' is on a locked disk on windows

Hello Support,
i am getting this msg on my win7 when trying to open iTunes.
the folder 'iTunes' is on a locked disk or you dont have write permission for this folder.
please help what to do?
thanks

Did you find a solution? I do have write permissions and I don't know how to deal with locked disc.

TS1717 Itunes was working earlier and now I receive message that says "the folder "itunes" is on a locked disk or you not have write permissions for this folder" - what is this and how can I fix the problem?

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Hey HaydenJulie,
Thanks for the question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
The following article provides information on permissions issues with iTunes. The troubleshooting steps included may resolve your issue:
iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1277
Thanks,
Matt M.

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