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94360 2002-10-29 22:37:00 Help! I had to re install Windows XP Home edition, but a certain file of mine that was already on the PC cannot open. This file was the main file to my personal documents and settings, but I had a password logon to login to this file. I've tried all the basics but will not let me access, move or delete at all. It does not allow me to do anything undeer the security tab either. Is there any way to get around the security on this???

(The folder is still saved in Documents And Settings) 		bevanryken (2388)
94361 2002-10-29 22:58:00 If the folder was protected on an NTFS drive on Windows XP you probably will not be able to get into the folder... Unless you can access the drive from Linux, in which case you might be able to access a protected folder, I'm not sure.

Mike. 		Mike (15)
94362 2002-10-29 23:08:00 How did you apply a password to the file in the first place....was it NTFS permissions or did you use something like PGP????? mongrel (1788)
94363 2002-10-29 23:09:00 Bevan,

If you are running the NTFS file system under Windows XP then
Click START | RUN and in the Run box type CMD and click OK
In the Command Prompt window navigate to the directory where the file/directory is located.
e.g.
CD /D C:\"Documents and Settings"
next for the file/directory you are wishing to access (e.g mystuff) type the following replacing mystuff with your file/directory
CACLS mystuff /T /E /P Users:F /P Administrators:F

It would be preferable for you to be logged on as an Administrator user if possible
Post back here your findings

Cheers, Babe. 		Babe Ruth (416)
94364 2002-10-29 23:49:00 Unfortunately, the cmd option did not help. Only brought up a help file of what the tags mean or do. if this is any help, CACLS showed this...

NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:F
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM: <OI> <CI> <IO>F
<Account Domain Not Found>F
<Account Dmain Not Found><OI> <CI> <IO>F

...This folder was saved under a account user, and I had a password for this account. Now the operating system cannot locate that account user. 		bevanryken (2388)
94365 2002-10-30 02:11:00 Bevan, OK Sorry I put the two CACLS line together instead of separately (although they can be added together)

Just to recap then:
Click START | RUN and in the Run box type CMD and click OK
In the Command Prompt window navigate to the directory where the file/directory is located.
e.g.
CD /D C:\"Documents and Settings"
Now I changed the CACLS commands to be indivdual:
next for the file/directory you are wishing to access (e.g mystuff) type the following replacing mystuff with your file/directory
CACLS mystuff /T /E /P Users:F CACLS mystuff /T /E /P Administrators:F
Now if the above don't work (if an error then CACLS simply displays its help info) then do the following
CACLS mystuff /T /E /G Users:F CACLS mystuff /T /E /G Administrators:F
It would be preferable for you to be logged on as an Administrator user if possible
Post back here your findings

Cheers, Babe. 		Babe Ruth (416)
94366 2002-10-30 07:19:00 Hey babe Ruth!
I Tried what you suggested but no go. Still always comes up as Access Denied. 		bevanryken (2388)
94367 2002-10-30 23:16:00 Hey Mike, I was able to access those files using Knoppix (Linux CD ROM) which is great! Thanks for that. But I don't know how to use Linux from a bar of soap. I tried changing the attributes but was still denied. Do you know any way of modifying those attributes in Linux, so that it will be possible to open and access these files in XP?

Thanks for your help 		bevanryken (2388)
94368 2002-10-30 23:43:00 Knoppix write-protects the drives on your PC so you cannot modify them (as it is to be used for trialling Linux without stuffing up your Windows install), just read them. You need to install another version of Linux to modify the files. Sorry.

G P 		Graham Petrie (449)
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