Re: Access Denied after System Crash....any help ideas?
- From: "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:21:07 +0100
"Gregg" <Gregg @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C83D65B1-26FF-40E4-B59C-10B234AAB1EC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi all. Any suggestions appreaciated on this. Had XP Professional
installed
along with an older version of Win98 on the same computer, using System
Commander booting system. XP crashed while using (may have been a virus,
conflict, don't know at this point, I have run anti-virus on the drive
afterwards externally, and came up with nothing) After the crash, I was
unable to reboot XP through the boot panel on System Commander, but could
still boot Win 98. Tried using the Repair console to re-instal a new file
to
the XP partition, but it didn't help. I eventually installed a new version
of
XP in a free space on the drive (lost the System Commander as a result),
and
could read the old XP partiton, but under the "My Documents" file, and
then
my personal folder, I was unable to view the contents...I just received an
"Access Denied" message. I suspect this may be because I had my user
account
protected by a password? I then did a clean install over the old XP
partiton,
and found my old "Settings and Documents" file (and personal user file)
when I "explored" the drive, and again found that I was unable to open my
personal documents folder again..access denied. As a note....I could not
find
my emergency boot disks that I had made for System Commander previously,
due
to a divorce, and them being lost somewhere in the move, so unfortunately
tying to repair anything that way was not an option. I still have a copy
of
the original drive with XP Pro and Win98 on it (no OS or MSB on it though)
that I made on a seperate drive before I attempted to retrieve my
information
on the above. I am pretty sure all of my info is still on the drive, as a
properties check of the drive shows almost 8 gigs of info, but when I
actually try to check my personal user folder under documents and
settings,
it shows 0 folder, 0 files, ect., and "access denied" when I try to open
it.
I know that all of the other data on the drive, with the exception of my
personal folder adds up to less than 2 gigs, so that's why I am fairly
certin
my info is still there somewhere. Any suggestions, or any software that
anyone knows about, that may lead to me being able to retrieve my
info/personal files is greatly appreciated....many thanks!
Gregg
You need to seize ownership of the problem folder. Click Start / Help,
then look for help on "ownership" to see how it's done.
This might be a good time to review your backup policy. If you have
important files (e.g. your divorce correspondence) on your machine
then you must back them up to an independent medium, e.g. a 2.5"
disk installed inside an external USB case. Next time you might lose
your documents permanently.
.
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