Re: Security question for XP gurus

From: Admiral Q (Star_Fleet_Admiral_Q(NOSPAM)_at_(SPAMNOT)hotmail.com)
Date: 02/08/05 

Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:39:49 -0500

If your account is in the "local" admin group of her PC, then you can take
ownership.

If you've connected the drive to your PC (whether it be internal or
external), then you can take ownership (as this sounds what you have done
with the USB-IDE converter).

Now reread the article provided, follow the procedures and "take ownership"
of the files and copy them.

The only exception would be if she "encrypted" her files, but file
encryption is not available on an XP Home machine (unless you've installed a
3rd party package - then you'll have to take it up with them). 

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"Jason" <scubaj2001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OhO6e7fDFHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> "MAP" <MAP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ACCF2D94-5A1B-4EFC-91CD-6814E285681B@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "Jason" wrote:
> >
> > > Okay, here's a good one:
> > >
> > > My pre-assembled POS from dell had a hd failure on it...
> > >
> > > Naturally, I had not yet incorporated this into my server rack's
backup
> raid
> > > 5 array.
> > >
> > > Now the wife wants to recover her office docs she put in a private
> folder
> > >
> > > I have a USB-IDE converter which I have used to conduct data recovery
in
> the
> > > past, but when I try to copy her folder from the XP home hd onto my
> other
> > > system (with XP Pro btw) I get an "access denied" error.  There is no
> option
> > > to "run as".
> > >
> > > A suggestion from another group said to download partition manager and
> > > reformat the drive from ntfs to fat32, but my understanding is that
you
> onyl
> > > can convert from the opposite direction...
> > >
> > > Can someone advise if this is true, or possibly suggest another way
> around
> > > this?
> > >
> > > My other steps have already included a windows repair, recovery, and a
> > > chkdsk /r
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=308421
>
>
> Um, this KB article says has the following note right off:
>
>  You must be logged on to the computer with an account that has
> administrative credentials. If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home
> Edition, you must start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an
> account that has Administrative rights to have access to the Security tab.
>
> My whole point is that I am not logged into the windows partition that
> contains the file because the hd fails to load properly.  I am accessing
> this hd using a different version of Windows XP. (Loading XP Pro where
NTFS
> security permissions can be assigned.  In XP Home it's either making
folders
> private or not.)  For some reason though, the "make private" selection of
> Home is locking me out when accessed through Professional.
>
> The problem has been solved as I re-attempted a chkdks /r on the
unmountable
>  volume and was able to repair it (temporarily - getting replacement hd
from
> Dell) and log in directly to remove privacy option.
>
> My curiosity remains about making an  NTFS->FAT32 conversion though...did
> not think that type of conversion was possible.  Any NTFS/FAT32/security
> gurus out there?
>
>

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