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

From: Agmeusic Bits (Neo_at_Theone.net)
Date: 10/02/04 

Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 09:39:29 -0400

Thanks Rick,

I've gone into SAFE MODE and found out how to take ownership. Backup now
complete.

Wish me luck on the new install.

Agy
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:ufSRXs1pEHA.3688@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> 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
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> 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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