Re: Startup help

Dear Nepatsfan:
The folder security tab did come up in Safe mode and that problem is
resolved. Thanks!
I havent tried to fix the 1st one yet, just wanted to shout out a thank you
for the reply.
Ray.


"Nepatsfan" wrote:

130A8C85-90F0-45E7-8F8F-56C145345159@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
RayB <RayB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have windows XP home edition with service pack 2.
I had deleted an agressive program which wiped out some
necessary system files. My "restore" hung up, and I
inexcuseably had not backed up some files that I wanted to
save... so I ended up reinstalling windows XP into a
different directory (windowsa). It worked. I have
recovered at least some of my files. I have two problems.
1) My computer thinks I have two operating systems. It asks
for a choice at startup. I load with the correct, new
config. How do I delete the old windows operating system
without damaging the new install? 2) As you might expect, I
have a security issue with a couple of large personal
folders. They give me the "access is denied". Having XP
Home edition, I don't have a security tab to restore
permissions. I can't even delete these things. So, now I'm
low on disk space. Short of backing up, wiping, and
reinstalling again (which scares me because I'm afraid
windows is going to not allow my office etc because of
mulitple loads on the license) is there a way to at least
delete the folders?
Thank You,
Ray B.

1) Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP
#20, I have two installations of XP on the same partition...
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html

From Microsoft Knowledge Base
How to remove a second installation of a Windows operating
system from a partition
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888023

2) You need to take ownership of the files. Take a look at
these articles for more info:

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

"Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881

Note: Since you're 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. To start in Safe Mode, reboot your computer and
start tapping the F8 key as soon as you see anything displayed
on the screen. Keep hitting F8 until the Advanced Startup
Options menu appears. Use the up and down arrow keys on your
keyboard to select Safe Mode. Hit Enter.

Good luck

Nepatsfan



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