Re: Password Protected?

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 04/18/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 08:06:12 -0700

That is a lot to go through when OP's only issue was SIDs in
the ACLs not recognized by second OS install - simply cured
by adjustment of NTFS perms by taking ownership over the
inaccessible storage tree. 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"Kenny" <hotmail@coldmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23M788XUJEHA.3292@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> There is a solution that may save you if noone else gives you a better
> answer (most will say that it is impossible to get your data back).
> Download a version of LINUX that boots and runs from a cdrom without
> touching
> your hard disks at all, like KNOPPIX
> (http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-old-en.html)
>
> You download the ISO image of this Linux and then you burn it into a
> boot CD
> then when you boot in linux you can read those protected partitions
because
> they can read NTFS volumes even if they are protected.
> There is no configuration needed.
> I just tested Knoppix and this works well!
>
> Another solution would be to connect the hard drive to a computer already
> running linux and reading the info from there.
> Another solution would to install linux (like MANDRAKE) on a partition of
> another HD and connect th HD with the data.
> You can do this as a DUAL BOOT.
>
> I would advise you get the assistance of a friend that knows some things
> about linux
> and has a machine running linux, if you do not know anything about linux.
> All this is if the data is important enough to get into the trouble.
> But this method has seved me in the past.
>
> Kenny
>
> "Highspeed" <olssonl73@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ivnHuTJEHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > I built a new computer and I installed Windows XP Home on the new HDD.
> Now
> > I am trying to move my data from one HDD to another.  However when I try
> to
> > access the old data, it tells me that it cannot.  I did have passwords
on
> > the two user accounts on the old HDD.  I have tried putting the drive
into
> > another computer but no luck, I have also tried to reassemble the old
> > computer but still no luck.  Has anyone had this problem and if so how
did
> > you work around it to get the old data back?
> >
> > Thanks and sorry for cross posting, but the more opinions the better.
> >
> >
>
>
>
>

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