Re: How to unlock the user account files in an previous Window XP
From: Freddie (Freddie_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/09/04
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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 06:15:03 -0800
yup
"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> This sounds like a file ownership issue related to NTFS. Note, file
> ownership and permissions supersede administrator rights. How you resolve
> it depends upon which version of XP you are running.
>
> XP-Home
>
> Unfortunately, XP Home using NTFS is essentially hard wired for "Simple File
> Sharing" at system level.
>
> However, you can set XP Home permissions in Safe Mode. Reboot, and start
> hitting F8, a menu should eventually appear and one of the
> options is Safe Mode. Select it. Note, it will ask for the administrator's
> password. This is not your administrator account, rather it is the
> machine's administrator account for which users are asked to create a
> password during setup.
>
> If you created no such password, when requested, leave blank and press
> enter.
>
> Open Explorer, go to Tools and Folder Options, on the view tab, scroll to
> the bottom of the list, if it shows "Enable Simple File Sharing" deselect it
> and click apply and ok. If it shows nothing or won't let you make a change,
> move on to the next step.
>
> Navigate to the files, right click, select properties, go to the Security
> tab, click advanced, go to the Owner tab and select the user that was logged
> on when you were refused permission to access the files. Click apply and
> ok. Close the properties box, reopen it, click add and type in the name of
> the user you just enabled. If you wish to set ownership for everything in
> the folder, at the bottom of the Owner tab is the following selection:
> "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects," select it as well.
>
> Once complete, you should be able to do what you wish with these files when
> you log back on as that user.
>
> XP-Pro
>
> If you have XP Pro, temporarily change the limited account to
> administrative. First, go to Windows Explorer, go to Tools, select Folder
> Options, go to the View tab and be sure "Use Simple File Sharing" is not
> selected. If it is, deselect it and click apply and ok.
>
> If you wish everything in a specific folder to be accessible to a user,
> right click the folder, select properties, go to the Security tab, click
> Advanced, go to the Owner tab,
> select the user you wish to have access, at the bottom of the box, you
> should see a check box for "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects,"
> place a check in the box and click apply and ok.
>
> The user should now be able to perform necessary functions on files in the
> folder even as a limited account. If not, make it an admin account again,
> right click the folder, select Properties, go to the Security tab and be
> sure the user is listed in the user list. If not, click add and type the
> user name in the appropriate box, be sure the user has all the necessary
> permissions checked in the permission list below the user list, click apply
> and ok.
>
> That should do it and allow whatever access you desire for that folder even
> in a limited account.
>
>
>
> --
> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
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>
> "Lawrence" <Lawrence@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0B7E94A6-35D3-4B9E-B519-3E5D22BD07BF@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have recently upgraded my PC and I am now using a new Window XP on a new
> > harddisk. I would like to backup the personal user account (desktop) files
> > (stored in \Documents and Settings\Username\*.*) in my old Window XP user
> > account stored in the old harddisk but the files are protected and I can't
> > view or access them. I have tried to boot the machine with my old harddisk
> > but it failed due to different configuration of chipsets and I have tried
> > to
> > use the same user account name in my new Window XP to access my old XP
> > account but it also failed.
> >
> > Is there any way I can access the folder and backup those file? Thanks for
> > help.
>
>
>yup
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