Re: chkdsk problem

jake <jake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I may be confusing security policies with descripters but when I set
policies to default it fixed 90% of my problems.Now the only problems
I have are a bunch of access denied errors.A fresh install of windows
is not a option as I have to many important programs ,I do not have
setup programs for.My computer ran 100% before chkdsk FIXED IT for
me.

Sorry, but it wouldn't have run at all if it didn't detect errors on your
disk. Not sure what else to tell you.

Is there anyway to break what chkdsk fixed.Does chkdsk store a
restore for what it changed and if so WHERE and whats it called.

No, not that I know of. If you do regular backups you can do a restore.




"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

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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