Re: Windows XP: Registry crash; some directories unaccessible

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 03/06/04


Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 09:24:41 -0600

The following article describes how to take ownership of a file or folder
to which you have been denied access:

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&Product=winxp

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"Patrick" <patrick_bustraen@hotmail.com> wrote in message:
 news:40499d0a$0$319$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be...
| NTFS harddisk & Windows XP
|
| After a registry crash and an OS reïnstall, some directories seem not to be
| accessible anymore. 'Access denied', although I have full access rights
| since it is a local installation and I am administrator.
| I would like to delete these old directories, but I cannot. I feel that they
| slow dowm the system performance and they take too much room.
|
| Should I reformat and reïnstall the whole harddisk or is there another way?
|
| Can anyone help me?
|
| Patrick


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