Re: Help XP Tricked me???
From: Torgeir Bakken (MVP) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com)
Date: 12/16/02
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From: "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 01:16:52 +0100
BD wrote:
> Hi i recently created a whole bunch of new users (all administrators)
> on an XP box through the control panel wizard (not through the
> management console). When i clicked on an account and chose 'create
> password' a message popped up with something along the lines of;
>
> 'Even though you created a password other users still have access to
> your files. Do you want to make your files secure now? Yes, No'
>
> I clicked yes..
>
> Everything was fine I could access all my files but other if other
> users (administrators) could not view my documents folder.
>
> But now Eudora wont open on any other user account but mine.. the mail
> boxes were in c:\program files\eudora\mailboxes but i get an error
> saying could not open c:\...\...\...in.mbx Access is denied and
> several other files.
>
> All i can think is that I last modified these files (by check mail) in
> my account and now XP wont allow any other users access to them????
>
> How do i unencrypt my my documents directory??? XP didnt ask me any
> other questions except the one above.. No warnings nothing about a
> recorvery disk, didnt even tell me it was encrypting the data (if
> thats what happened... im not really sure what its done to my files to
> hide them from other administrators)..??
Hi
Most likely you have a NTHS rights issue:
HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q308421
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q308418
-- torgeir Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI Porsgrunn Norway
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