Re: accessing password protected folders

From: Nepatsfan (nepatsfan_at_SBXXXIX.com)
Date: 03/31/05 

Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 20:54:34 -0500

Glad to hear you've recovered that file.

Now, don't forget to mention to your wife how you've saved her "5
hours worth of work".
That should be worth some type of reward. You can work out the
details. 

-- 
Nepatsfan
"Kaushik" <arvindkamble@rogers.com> wrote in message 
news:ebEmlaYNFHA.3788@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> 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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