Re: XP reinstall snafu! help!
From: Debra Earle (theboss@intranet-works.com)
Date: 08/01/02
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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 21:28:13 -0700 From: Debra Earle <theboss@intranet-works.com>
lharring wrote:
>
> Well.. this one has me worried. I've got about 6 gigs
> worth of important data in my My Docs folder, and last
> night after a reboot my XP installation decided it didn't
> like booting any more. So I booted off an ERD 2k recovery
> cd-rom and moved the My Docs folder to another name, then
> reinstalled XP. Now I can't get to my files! They're
> there, but I get Access Denied. The user (from the
> fubar'd install) had administrator priveledges, I
> believe. I am trying to manipulate them logged in as a
> normal user but in the administrative group (does that
> mean the user has the same administrator powers?) help
> please! i gotta get access to my files back.. how do I
> get XP to access them? it's the same username and
> everything..
> I already tried to xcopy a folder or two off of my
> recovery cd, and the data is intact but I don't trust
> this xcopy executable to copy -every- file, so I want to
> find the Right Way(tm) of doing this, as it's all about
> maintaining the integrity of my files.
>
> thanks
Assuming the files weren't encrypted, check out "take ownership" in the
Help & Support center.
-- DE
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