Re: Locked out of disk!

From: Help (Undisclosed)
Date: 11/30/02


From: "Help" <Undisclosed>
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 12:56:46 -0500

I am interested in gaining access back to the disk. If that implies using
ACL editor. I can't believe you can lock yourself out of a Disk. The Program
should not allow that!
"Rich Marquette" <rmarket@dca.net> wrote in message
news:3DE692D0.1060001@dca.net...
> If you are just interested in saving your data, Give the NTFS for DOS
> utility a shot. Its from Sysinternals.
> Have you tried to reinstall 2K?
>
> Your idea of changing to FAT32 would probably work but 2K may try to
> load the NTFS driver and blue screen. You would probably have to install
> a parallel copy of 2k to get around that.
>
> Good Luck
> Rich
>
>
> Help wrote:
> > Nope, no luck with XP cacls either.
> > "Help" <Undisclosed> wrote in message
news:#joqLOxlCHA.2032@tkmsftngp02...
> >
> >>I am just reading about cacls in XP, it might do the job!
> >>
> >>"Help" <Undisclosed> wrote in message
news:#ZpgLswlCHA.1488@tkmsftngp02...
> >>
> >>>Yes, I can get to a recovery console prompt -this is an NTFS file
> >>
> > system.
> >
> >>I
> >>
> >>>was able to copy files from the disk in the Recovery Console loaded
from
> >>>floppies but the recovery console from the disk cannot be accesed; it
> >>
> >>cannot
> >>
> >>>even load the keyboard from disk! Yes I can delete files from it but
not
> >>>copy to it. I tried accesing it from Windows XP but it won't give me
> >>
> > acces
> >
> >>>either. It seems that the acces control list needs to be changed from
> >>
> > the
> >
> >>>recovery console and the limited set of commands of the recovery
console
> >>>won't suport that - unless I can run external commands which I doubt
> >>
> >>because
> >>
> >>>it would defeat the security features purpose. I deleted the security
> >>
> > file
> >
> >>>in the config directory after copying to floppy -of course, but it
seems
> >>
> >>the
> >>
> >>>changes need to be made at the file attributes. I thought copying the
> >>>partition and converting it to FAT32 and then back to NTFS but I am not
> >>
> >>sure
> >>
> >>>what would happen, if I am going to lose something I need.
> >>>"Rich Marquette" <rmarket@dca.net> wrote in message
> >>>news:3DE62B07.3060601@dca.net...
> >>>
> >>>>Can you get to a DOS prompt and use Xcalcs from the resource kit?
> >>>>to reset the permissions or take ownership?
> >>>>
> >>>>Help wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>Silly me was testing the security features of Windows
> >>>>>2000 Professional SP3 and decided to see if I remove all
> >>>>>acces permissions to disk but keeping exclusive ownership
> >>>>>of the Disk. Well, I was not counting with the security
> >>>>>tab being removed and not being able to add acces back to
> >>>>>disk. I have acces only through Recovery console, but has
> >>>>>not been able to change permission settings yet. Any
> >>>>>clues?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
>



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