Re: How to bypass administrator permissions on my own system

On Feb 12, 10:59 am, "Nepatsfan" <nepats...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Innews:1171295668.279351.207870@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,

tom.locas...@xxxxxxxxxxx <tom.locas...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have a cloned copy of an older XP system on a removable
drive that
had several user groups. I recently reinstalled XP SP2 on my
main
computer and now the removable drive no longer allows me
access to the
administrator accounts my documents folders. How can I bypass
the file
folder permissions so that I may retrieve my old data?

You need to disable Simple File Sharing and take ownership of
the files. Take a look at these articles for more info:

How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a
shared folder in Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874/

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

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

Note: 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. 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

My newer version of XP on my C drive has no user groups but the
removable drive does and no longer recognizes me as the administrator.
By booting in safe mode, doesn't that only affect the newly installed
OS and does nothing for the removable drive? How is that going to help
bypass the administrator file permissions on the removable drive?

.

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