Re: "Access is Denied" Error Message

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 05/15/03


Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 08:45:26 -0600


Jon;
Follow this to Take Ownership:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q308421&
You need to get to Safe Mode to access the Security tab.
You also need to be using NTFS file system.

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
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"Jon" <lonestrguy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:05b101c31ae4$43723650$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> My computer crashed last week and wouldn't even boot up in
> safe mode.  I re-installed Windows XP Home Edition in a
> new folder which let me at least boot up again.  I want to
> copy off everything in 'My Documents' and then completely
> reformat and reload Windows again but I can't get to my
> old files.  I can see the 'My Documents' folder under my
> username in the Documents & Settings folder when I use
> Windows Explorer but when I try to click on it I get the
> message "C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\My Documents is not
> accessible.  ACCESS IS DENIED".  I read article 810881 on
> the Microsoft Knowledge Base
> (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> us;810881) but when I tried to follow the instructions I
> found that I don't have the 'Use Simple file sharing'
> check box in any of my settings.  I assume that this
> article is specific to Windows XP Professional and not to
> Windows XP Home Edition.  Can anyone help me out in
> recovering my files?  I've been trying to recover for a
> week now with no luck.
>
> Thanks


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