Re: Can't access files under "Documents and Settings" for User Account.
From: Kevin K (WMTRP205@NoSpam.com)
Date: 10/20/02
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From: "Kevin K" <WMTRP205@NoSpam.com> Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 23:27:05 -0400
Read Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:
HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP (Q308421)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q308421
-- Kevin Please reply to newsgroup so that all may benefit "Barry" <barry.ritchey@att.net> wrote in message news:76f501c277dd$5aaed440$37ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA13... > I created a User Account as Admininstrator and put a > password on it. So all files in the directory for my User > Account within the "Documents and Settings" directory > were only accessible by me when I logged in to my Windows > XP Home environment. All was wonderful. Then over a two > day period I noticed my applications seeming "slower" to > respond with multiple apps open. Thinking I had > just "cluttered" up memory, I closed all and rebooteed. > Upon boot I received "A disk read error occurred". After > multiple attempts without a successful boot, I contacted > the PC manufacturer (Gateway) since I was still in > warranty. They had me run a drive check utility from a > boot CD and we determined the drive boot area to be non- > functional and non-repairable. Gateway sent me a new > hard drive. I installed the Windows XP Home operating > system from the Gateway system CDs and all other > programs. All was well with the new drive. I explained to > Gateway support that I had many important files on the > old drive that I hoped to be able to retrieve. I > installed the old drive as a Slave drive and booted up. > All my data files were intact on most directories and I > easily moved them to the new drive. Here comes the > problem. The directory for my User Account on the slave > drive inside the "Documents and Settings" directory is > not accessible due to I assume being previously password > protected. In Windows Explorer when I attempt to access > that directory a window opens noting "F:\Documents and > Settings\user account\ is not accessible. Access is > denied." The actual message has my true User Account > name. I have created the same User Account as > Administrator on the new hard drive's information. There > is no password on this account at this time. I tried > putting in the same password as was used on the User > Account on the now slave drive thinking maybe the system > would think a match was present. No luck, so took the > password off for now. > How can I trick or force the folder on the slave drive to > be accessible so I can get access to my important > personal files to move them to the new hard drive? Once > I get all files off the old drive I need to send it back > to Gateway. But my important issue is that I have some > critical files currently locked up in that directory. > Help please.
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