Re: System volume information access denied

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From: David Candy (.)
Date: 01/10/05 

Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 22:52:08 +1100

There is no point in getting access. 

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"Brian Telford" <brian@rushford.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:crtoiv$s78$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
> That I have tried to do this using cacls 
> (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309531) but it 
> fails everytime saying The filename,directory name or volume label syntax is 
> incorrect.
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> "David Candy" <.> wrote in message 
> news:OmHZC7v9EHA.3368@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> You don't have permission to change the permissions. You need to take 
> ownership of the folder (which is the admins special powers), then give 
> yourself permission to access it.
> 
> 
> But did you try turning SR off, reboot, turn on, reboot. Even if you do 
> above you need to reboot anyway.
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> "Brian Telford" <brian@rushford.demon.co.uk> wrote in message 
> news:crtki2$nk8$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
>> The problem is that I am also unable to create a new restore point. It
>> appears that nothing can access the system information volume folder . For
>> your information I am not a novice and have had over 30 years experience 
>> but
>> never had this problem.
>> "David Candy" <.> wrote in message
>> news:uUZ8EOv9EHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Only the system can access that folder. Because you can not do a single
>> thing in that folder without breaking System Restore. So permissions are 
>> set
>> to only allow the system to access.
>>
>> It doesn't matter what is in SR if you don't restore. It will eventually
>> become too old and be deleted.
>>
>> Create a manual restore point, run Disk Cleanup and click the button that
>> deletes all but last restore point.
>>
>> Users are the most dangerous thing to windows as they keep doing things
>> beyond their abilities. If SR was working (and I've only answered you
>> because it isn't) then doing nothing and not thinking about it is the
>> correct response.
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>> "Brian Telford" <brian@rushford.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:crte45$6kf$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
>>>I have tried to restore to a previous setup a few days old but system
>>> restore reports ' unable to restore'. My virus prog has detected adware 
>>> in
>>> the last restore point files but is unable to delete due to folder access
>>> denied, I have tried opening the file in win explorer but get the same
>>> problem.
>>> tried using calcs from a cmp prompt but that fails.
>>> I am also unable to access 'component serveices or any cumpter management
>>> from ctrl panel.
>>> Any suggestions?
>>> Would reinstalling windows work or will it fail trying to delete the
>>> system
>>> information folder?
>>>
>>> BJT
>>>
>>>
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>> 
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