Re: NTFS File Permissions.

From: Miha Pihler (mihap-news_at_atlantis.si)
Date: 11/27/04 

Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 16:21:45 +0100

Andy,

If you only used file permissions and not e.g. EFS (Encrypted File System)
then all you need to do is take ownership of the folders and files. After
this, you will have full access to your data.

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&sd=tech

I hope this helps,

Mike

"Andy Baron" <abaronsk6@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:4a68ee37.0411270715.35da1c69@posting.google.com...
>I have set file permission in windows 2000 for users on a local
> machine however this operating system has become corrupt and a new
> disk has been installed so as the files could then be transferred to
> the new os. The new os is Windows XP sp2.
>
> However I cannot access some files which were modified within the w2k
> os. Is there a utility that can remove all file permissions on a disk?
>
> TIA.
>
> Andy

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