Re: Desperately needing HELP please, please, please......

From: kirstie (kirstie_b@yahoo.com)
Date: 12/06/02 

From: kirstie <kirstie_b@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 00:05:31 -0000

James ....
LOL thanks for the post re the prob but I also managed to get it done
via the article Paul pointed me too :)

Hey I just got a great big warm feeling knowing that people really DO
care about others, you know....

Hugs ....... Kirstie

In article <FGRH9.3012$i72.2756@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk>, jimmyb88
@hotmail.com says...
> Hi Kirsty this is a solution I found that worked for me.
> One thing though, if you dont see the security tab in properties of the
> folder then you must highlight the folder, then click on tools>folder
> options.
> Then under view tab you must untick "use simple file sharing", then whats
> written below will work. Thank god for that :)
>
> You should be able to access your folder by logging in as the Administrator.
> . at the login prompt type ctrl-alt-del twice, which will give you the
> standard login prompt, from which you can log in as the Administrator
> (depending on how you set up your computer, you may or may not have to type
> a password there). Once you are logged in, you may first have to take
> ownership of the folder: If you still cannot get access to the files in that
> folder, then right-click on the folder in question, click on Properties, go
> to the Security tab, and click on the Advanced button; when there, click on
> the Owner tab and change the owner to Administrator. At this point you
> should be able to do whatever you want with those files (like changing
> permissions to give access to the user you want to access these files as).
>
>
>
> "kirstie" <kirstie_b@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.187c266a4d4dc65b989680@news.claranews.com...
> > Hi
> > This is my first post on this newsgroup and it's a plea for urgent help.
> > If I explain what I have done maybe some kind person will help me fix
> > it, if possible.
> >
> > I have a laptop with Windows XP Pro on it which I use at Uni for all my
> > work. 2 days ago I installed some file security program that seemed to
> > mess up my system - I think it tried to install a .sys driver file.
> >
> > Before I installed this I created a System Restore Point (as I always
> > do), which I thought I could always roll-back to if things went wrong
> > (which they did!) So because this program messed-up I performed a System
> > Restore to the point before (it said) I installed it.
> >
> > When I rebooted, I found that at the login screen (the local one not the
> > domain one) I could not use either the keyboard or mouse - neither would
> > do a thing.
> >
> > So I was stuck :( I asked a few people what to do and they suggested I
> > try to 'repair' windows - First I tried all the safe modes - nothing
> > worked as the keyboard or mouse still were stuck.
> >
> > Then using the original install CD, I tried the repair function, but it
> > only repaired the system using the last system restore point (grrrr
> > which doesn't seem to work) but it did confirm it had done it and
> > informed me I could restore an earlier one, etc, BUT again the keyboard
> > or mouse wouldn't work so I couldn't continue :(