Re: Why I can't access my own files?

From: Tony (sshhtt_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/01/03 

Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 22:48:55 -0700

Hi,
  Thank you for your immediate reply.

   I have taken ownership, but I can't access them.
   Cipher command shows the files are encrypted.
   My system is NTFS, and in a domain.
   I have been using the same account as an administrator
of my PC.
   Very strangely, in the same folder, some files can be
accessed, some can not be accessed. If the top folder has
been encrypted(EFS), why not all the files in the folder
encrypted?
   
    Hope your reply, thanks!

>-----Original Message-----
>Windows is behaving exactly the way it is designed and
it is happening
>because of security provided by the NTFS file system.
>
>Take ownership of the files you cannot access and you
should be all set.
>This KB article explains everything you need to do so.
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;308421
>
>--
>Bob Michon
>Associate Expert
>Expert Zone---
http://microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/default.asp
>___
>"Tony" <sshhtt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:06f001c33f76$7646fb40$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I met a very irratating problem: I transfer all my
>> files from my C drive to D drive under a win2000
system,
>> then I formatted the C drive and installed a XPpro
>> system. However, when I open the D drive, very
>> surprisingly, I can't open some files because
of "Access
>> denied". I tried to take the ownership and gave all
>> permissions to them, but useless. Someone told me that
is
>> caused by EFS. I can't restore the files forever! Most
of
>> the files were once in my desktop under win2000 OS. One
>> thing I don't understand is why some files in this
folder
>> readable while others not accessible?
>> My PC is in a domain, and I logged in my PC with the
>> same account all the time as an administrator.
>>
>> Can anyone help me? Thanks!
>
>
>.
>

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