Re: User Account Suddenly Unaccessable

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See below - ***.

"CWLee" <cdubyalee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Good to hear from you again. See my comments inserted into your message,
and preceded by +++ symbols.

"Pegasus [MVP]" <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am aware that you're keen to resolve your problem and I'm happy to
assist you as far as possible. Sometimes there will be unavoidable delays
because we live in different time zones: At times I sleep while you're
awake and vice versa and at times I have other commitments.

+++ I agree and understand completely. I did not mean to be inappropriate
in my comments. I am quite willing to work at the proper pace - I was
just worried that communication had been broken off, inadvertantly, due to
"not downloaded" messages. (My system still shows 1 such message.)

Continuing this discussion by EMail is not really an option. Not only
would it deprive other newsgroup readers of the opportunity to see how
you resolved your problem but it would also bypass the valuable "peer
review" facility of newsgroups. Anything I write here is up to scrutiny
and if I should issue some incorrect or potentially damaging advice then
one of my peers would point it out immediately.

+++ Again, I agree completely. I was not trying to avoid working through
the newsgroup - just worried that you had sent me a message which I was
not able to receive.

Let's summarise the current situation:
- You have an existing profile folder C:\Documents and Settings\cwlee
- Only an administrator has access to this folder. This is incorrect.
- You copied this profile folder to the folder C:\Documents and
Settings\cwlee.System-3
- You then set the correct permissions for the folder C:\Documents and
Settings\cwlee.System-3
- When logging on as cwlee, you still have permission problems.

+++ Yes, I believe you have correctly summarized the situation, with a
more technical vocabulary than I would use.

There are a couple of inconsistencies here:
1. Since the folder C:\Documents and Settings\cwlee.System-3 exists,
Windows should not access the folder C:\Documents and Settings\default
user -
yet it does.
2. Since you set the correct permissions of the folder
C:\Documents and Settings\cwlee.System-3, you should be able to log on
without a problem.

Let's try and find out what's going on. To avoid typographical errors, I
want you to run the following commands in a batch file. Do this:

+++ As I review what you suggest I see two problems to discuss with you
first. First, the desktop computer that has the problem we have been
discussing is not online. I have a second desktop computer, 2 feet away,
which I use for online activities. Thus I can't copy and paste something
directly from your email, which I read on my online computer, into the
notepad of the computer with the problem.

+++ I can copy onto a disk from one machine, and place that disk on the
other machine, and then copy and paste.
*** If you mean "flash disk", fine. If you mean "floppy disk" then
*** it's time to move into the new century and get a flash disk or
*** two. It's also time to network both PCs.

+++ The second problem (#2) is being sure that I have copied EXACTLY what
you want me to copy. There may be line breaks and/orspaces inserted into
what you typed and what my machine sees, due to different margins, etc.
Should I worry about that?
*** Yes, but I deliberatly kept my lines short in order to avoid
*** this issue.

+++ Just to be safe, please confirm that the first item to be copied is
the symbol @ and the last one is t Do I have that correct?
*** Yes, you do.

I have also shown it below between lines of ### symbols, to ensure that we
are talking about exactly the same text.

1. Reboot the machine.

+++ When you have suggested this before, I have used the "Restart"
function. Perhaps I should have been turning the machine off completely,
and then after a minute or so turning it back on?
*** Restarting is sufficient.

2. Log on as administrator
3. Click Start / Run
4. Type this: notepad c:\Lee.bat
5. Click the OK button
6. Allow a new file to be created.
7. Copy and paste the following lines into the notepad session.
Do *not* retype them!

##############################

@echo off
set prof=C:\Documents and Settings\cwlee.System-3
set cryp=Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache
dir /ad "%prof%\.." > c:\test.txt
echo Please wait . . .
for /F "delims=" %%a in ('dir /ad/b "%prof%"') do (
echo Processing "%prof%\%%a"
cacls "%prof%\%%a" >> c:\test.txt
)
cacls "%prof%\%cryp%" >> c:\test.txt
notepad c:\test.txt

###########################
*** Look fine.

8. Save & close the file.
9. Click Start / Run
10. Type the five letters cwlee
11. Click the OK button.
12. Wait until the program has finished, then copy and paste what
you see into your reply.

FYI: I'm posting this note at 4pm.

+++ My machine shows it was received here at 7:02am. Sounds like you are
in NZ, Australia - or one of those time zones. I'm in Los Angeles,
California.
*** Australia is where I was two years ago. You need to add
*** 9 hours from your time to get Central European time. You
*** won't hear much from me after 3pm your time.

+++ Again, I'm very comfortable working with you via the newsgroup, and am
not rushing you. I can't always respond immediately either.
*** No worries, as they say in Oz.

+++ Best regards.

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