Re: can't read folder - dell please help.

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/01/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:05:07 -0400

Hi,

>From XP Home, the only way is Safe mode. Hit F8 at boot to get the menu. 

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Agmeusic Bits" <Neo@Theone.net> wrote in message 
news:jv07d.20676$MD5.1095519@news20.bellglobal.com...
>I want to clarify my problem. I'm trying to get data off a friends drive so
> I can store it while I reinstall XP on their machine. I've put their drive
> in my computer as a slave. I only have one account on my XP Home Edition, 
> so
> I believe I'm running as the administrator. When I right-click on a 
> folder,
> I do not see any securities tab to click to take ownership of the folder?
> Does this make it any clearer? Can I get the Administrator documents from
> another hard drive onto mine? I know the password for their administrator
> account, but their machine will not boot!
> Should I still have to go into SAFE MODE to get administrator rights?
>
> Help? Again?
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:el8xjftpEHA.868@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> 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
>>
>> "Agmeusic Bits" <Neo@Theone.net> wrote in message
>> news:1kQ6d.23036$tT2.1319501@news20.bellglobal.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I've been trying to fix a friends computer, a Dell Dimension 4400, and
>> > have
>> > run into some trouble.
>> >
>> > It wouldn't connect to the internet, so I ran Norton and it wound
>> > msblaster.
>> > I removed it. Then it wouldn't boot properly. I took out the hard 
>> > drive,
>> > to
>> > back up the data onto my computer. I can read most of the drive, but I
>> > cannot read the documents folder for the login protected user. It says
>> > access denied make sure folder is not in use. Now this drive is
> connected
>> > to
>> > my comp as a slave.
>> >
>> > Can anyone help me save my friends data?
>> >
>> > Stuck
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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