Re: Can't access files

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 04/14/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:39:16 -0700

Rob,
You need to take ownership over the inaccessible areas,
allowing it to set permissions.

Take Ownership see Help and Support, or
    http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421

When you do this for an account profile you destroy the
ability of that profile to be used by its account if that build
is again booted. To restore this, after getting the copy,
you need to return Full Control permissions to the account,
which is something you cannot do until that build is booted.
(a catch-22 in your case as you say there is only one account)

Alternatively, use NTbackup to back the profile up to a file,
and then restore to alternate location and specify not to restore
permissions. 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"Rob Cubeta" <ebaygator@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1c07d01c42180$d0f40500$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello, I am a PC technician with the following problem. My
> client has a laptop with a dead mobo, therefore no boot. I
> have removed the hard drive and attached it to my
> diagnostics PC running Win2k Pro. I am simply trying to
> archive her "My Documents" folder. There is only one user
> account on her drive, "Administrator". I can access all
> files on the machine except the directories under
> Documents and Settings\Administrator. When I try to get at
> them, I get the message box E:\Documents and
> Settings\Administrator is not accessible. Access is
> denied. Can anyone give me the work around on this. What I
> thought would be an easy job has left me pulling my hair
> out. Thanks in advance for your time. Rob

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