Re: Access Denied after System Crash....any help ideas?

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"Gregg" <Gregg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks alot...I'll give it try....I *really appreciate the suggestion/advice!
Happy Holidays to you!
Gregg

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

"Gregg" <Gregg @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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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


To gain access to your old files you need to disable Simple File Sharing and
take ownership of the files. Take a look at these articles for more info:

"Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

Note: If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, you
must start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an
account that has Administrative rights to have access to the
Security tab. To start in Safe Mode, reboot your computer and
start tapping the F8 key as soon as you see anything displayed
on the screen. Keep hitting F8 until the Advanced Startup
Options menu appears. Use the up and down arrow keys on your
keyboard to select Safe Mode. Hit Enter.

Good luck

Nepatsfan






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