Re: Very Urgent!! About Privileges

From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 07/08/04 

Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2004 14:06:24 +0200

Kory (MCP, MCSA) wrote:

> "Mozart MI" wrote:
>
>>i have a problem, recently i re-install my WinXP pro, because it likes
>>to crash and one day when i boot it, it tells me to reinstall.
>>for the sake of my old files, i installed it to a different folder
>>(C:\windows.000), after the install is a wrap.
>>i do "Take ownership" for my old files, because it wont open
>>unless i do so. but there's still a problem, theres a couple
>>of folders that has a green coloured text for the names
>>and the file names are also coloured in green.
>>these folders and files cant be open Even after i change
>>the owner from the "old me" to the "new me".
>>can somebody please help??
>
> the green indicates that the file has been encrypted. You should
> be able to un-encrypt the file if you you can log in as the
> administrator of this machine under the administrator account and
> then take ownership of the file.
Hi

Sorry, this will not work for two reasons:

1. For WinXP, Administrator is not a DRA by default as in Win2k.

2. And even if Administrator had been a default DRA, the OP has
    made an new OS installation after the encryption of the files,
    so this new Administrator user would not be a valid DRA for
    the old files. 

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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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