Re: chkdsk problem

jake <jake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
ok the other day chkdsk ran and destroyed my security settings.It said
something on the lines of "security settings invalid restoring
settings to default"for every file on my computer.Which left my
computer without a task bar,run extremly slow,no access to user
accounts,ie not working,and a ton more problems.I then tried
restoring numerous times but nothing helped. I then found something
online about manually reset security policies to default (exactly
what chkdsk said it did)and tried it (secedit /configure /cfg
%windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db secsetup.sdb /verbose)
which fixed most of the problems but not all.I cant access disk
management,cant log in with account that has user rights.And still a
ton more.Im just wondering if anyone here has had the same problem
and how they fixed it.im running windows xp pro locally. I've also
tried to create new admin accounts but they have exactly the same
problems as the existing accounts.

I think you're confusing Windows security policies with your security
descriptors - they aren't the same thing. If your hard drive had that many
errors on it, you may be best off with a new install of XP (if not also a
new hard drive). Chkdsk didn't "destroy" your settings - it ran because
there were errors already, and it was trying to fix them.

Regular image/clone backups using Acronis or Ghost or similar are a very
good thing on a standalone systems, note - get an external hard drive & run
regular backups, and replacing hardware will be very easy. I'm a big fan of
Acronis - their Home version is inexpensive.



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