Re: Access Denied to Previous Version Installation of Win XP
From: SSG HT Simpson (harry.simpson@us.army.mil)
Date: 06/02/02
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From: "SSG HT Simpson" <harry.simpson@us.army.mil> Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 21:53:18 -0700
Jeffrey,
I setup my account on Win XP Home Edition with a username
and password. This is all I remember doing.
>-----Original Message-----
>Harry, in your case, did you use "Private Files"/EFS? If
>so, that is why you can't access them....
If I did make hem Private, is there a way to access them
or at least gain access in some manner.
>If not, have you tried booting into safe mode, logging on
>as administrator, selecting advanced security on the
>applicable folder, taken "ownership" of the directories
>and files, and then applying new security ACLs to them?
How do I boot into safe mode on WinXP Home edition??
>
>Jeffrey Randow
>Windows XP MVP - Remote Networking & Security
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>On Sat, 1 Jun 2002 13:41:17 -0700, "SSG Harry T simpson"
><harry.simpson@us.army.mil> wrote:
>
>>Have the same problem as Stan.
>>
>>Have reloaded XP but now the directory structures
created
>>in the previous version of XP are not accessible. I am
>>able to look into the directory using the File Transfer
>>Wizard but, nothing seems to work.
>>
>>In Win 2K & NT, I was able to copy profiles and modify
>>them. Since I overwote the previious files with the new
>>install, they are not available.
>>
>>Any and all assistance appreciated.
>>
>>
>>Subject: Can't access My Documents on former OS hard
disk.
>>Attachments: None
>>From: "MattStan" <mattstan@blueyonder.co.uk>
>>Sent: 6/1/2002 10:44:47 AM
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>My XP (Home) OS hard disk has gone down (it wouldn't
boot
>>up), so I
>>installed another hard disk, installed XP (Pro) on it
and
>>connected the
>>damaged hard disk as a slave. Everything on the slave
>>drive can be
>>accessed except the directory tree 'My Documents', which
>>is all I need
>>access to. [NOTE: Strangely a directory 'winnt' has
>>appeared on the disk
>>in addition to 'winxp'!]
>>
>>Could this be as a result of problems with the 'access
>>control list'?
>>
>>Perhaps a file ownership problem is stopping me from
>>accessing the
>>files. I have downloaded a free utility called 'chown'
>>(Url below) which
>>allows users to change file ownership but I'm nervous
>>about using it in
>>case this is not the problem.
>>
>>http://wwwthep.physik.uni-mainz.de/~frink/nt.html
>>
>>How can 'My Documents' be accessed?
>>
>>Many thanks,
>>
>>...matthew
>>
>
>.
>
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