Re: 'Access Denied' In Recovery Console

From: gregh (harridin@dont.spam.me.dingoblue.net.au)
Date: 01/04/03 

From: "gregh" <harridin@dont.spam.me.dingoblue.net.au>
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 10:31:21 +1100

"Neil Cameron" <ncameron@msn.com> wrote in message
news:av3ri3$u3k$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> I'm really screwed here.
> Ad-Aware blew my Registry away. XP will not boot - gave an error on

Ad-Aware didnt do that.

> \Windows\System32\Config\System. I tried to recover using Microsoft
> KB307545 but the system will not boot into any XP mode successfully to
> complete the procedure; even safe mode. Then I started to get disk errors
> that CHKDSK said it couldn't fix.
> I've accepted (reluctantly) that I need to re-format and re-install; BUT,
I
> really need to copy my Outlook.pst file (it has all my software
registration
> keys in it) and some photos only stored on C:.
> I have booted from the XP Setup CD to the Recovery Console, but it will
not
> let me change directory to either "Documents and Settings" or "My
> Documents" - I get 'Access is Denied' - even though I am logged into the
> Console as Administrator and the directories are NOT encrypted.
>
> Any help gratefully received!
>

Try booting safe mode and using SFC /SCANNOW if you can. 

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