Re: accessing password protected folders

From: Kaushik (arvindkamble_at_rogers.com)
Date: 03/31/05 

Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:14:58 -0500

Thank you, it worked!!!!!!

Kaushik

"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message
news:PJOdnTsr1qV0k9ffRVn-uw@comcast.com...
> You can try taking ownership of the files. Take a look here for the
> procedure:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&sd=tech
> --
> Nepatsfan
> "Kaushik" <arvindkamble@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:u2Vg8YMNFHA.204@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Last Saturday night I turned off my computer as I normally do. In the
>> morning when I went to turn the computer on, nothing happened. It kept
>> going through an endless loop of starting and restarting. I tried using
>> the HP provided System Restore CDs, trying to use the Last Known
>> Configuration, Safe Mode in all its various forms (Networking, Command
>> prompt, etc) and nothing. As it turns out, luckily, I had done a backup
>> of all my data files 5 days earlier on a CD so it was not a major
>> problem. I was just about to reformat my harddrive, when my wife
>> informed me that she had put in about 5 hours worth of work into a Word
>> document after I had done the backup CD. A major problem. I took out
>> the harddrive and connected it to my in-laws computer but the Word
>> document I need to access is password protected in the folder "Documents
>> and Settings\Owner\My Documents\01data". Initially I could not even see
>> the "Owner" folder, however with the help of a friend I have used the
>> "cacls" command in DOS to gain access to the "Owner\My Documents" folder
>> but can't get into the "01data" folder.
>> I have the password for the Owner folder but I don't know how to get
>> the system to ask me for it. I just need one file and then I can
>> reformat the whole harddrive. Can anyone tell me a way to gain access to
>> the "01data" folder or even get the system to prompt me for the password.
>> I will access the harddrive as a slave harddrive in my father-in-laws
>> computer.
>> Thanks.
>>
>
>

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