Re: deleting private files
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Date: 09/20/04
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Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 20:00:50 -0700
Just restart the PC and you should go back to normall
windows if not it may bring up a screen asking which mode
you wish to boot in pick the top one normal
>-----Original Message-----
>quick question after i restart in safe mode and do all
that how do i get out
>of safe mode?
>
>"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> You need to take ownership of them. Right-click the
folder, select
>> properties. Go to the security tab and click advanced.
You can take control
>> of the folders on the owner tab. For the security tab
to appear in a WinXP
>> Pro system, you must disable simple file sharing in
the control panel/folder
>> options/view tab. For a WinXP Home system, you must
restart in safe mode and
>> logon as administrator. More details here:
>>
>> HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows
XP [Q308421]
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
>>
>> An additional note for WinXP Pro users: This procedure
will not help you
>> recover data if the files are encrypted. All you will
be able to do is
>> delete them. To recover encrypted files you will need
the original
>> encryption certificate or a Recovery Agent from the
installation under which
>> they were encrypted. Without one of these, the files
are not recoverable.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Atchaos4life"
<Atchaos4life@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0541AA35-11E3-4AED-9B68-
F4C3BB77911D@microsoft.com...
>> >i don't know how well i can explain what happened but
here goes. a few
>> >weeks
>> > ago my computer got all screwed up, now i'm no
expert but i generally know
>> > my
>> > way around computers, so i tried everything i could
think of to fix the
>> > problem, i ultimately had to re-install windows and
the rest of the
>> > software
>> > for the computer, i was initially under the
impression that re-installing
>> > windows would delete all my files, but it did not,
and after going through
>> > the set up again (setting up accounts for everyone
again) i found that the
>> > files that were in the shared folder and the my
documents folders for the
>> > other accounts were still there which isn't the
problem. the problem is
>> > that
>> > two of the accounts were privacy protected and now i
can't get access to
>> > them, one folder had many music files that are still
taking up room on my
>> > computer and i cannot delete them, any time i try to
access the folder i'm
>> > given an access denied message, i can't even delete
them properly to free
>> > up
>> > space on the C drive. becuase after the computer was
set up again the
>> > computer gave everyone new my documents folders but
the old ones are still
>> > there.
>> > any help resolving this problem would be greatly
appreciated, thank you.
>> >
>> > if you need more info just ask.
>>
>>
>>
>.
>
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