I recently had a lightning striking down wich ruined my PC, so now I had to buy a new one. Luckily, one of my hard-drives survived. The problem is this:Ont the hard-drive which survived I have a lot of data which I need to get access to. In the "Documents and settings" folder I get access to 3 out of 5 profiles, but not the one I need to get access to. I had password set on those two user accounts. I guess this is the reason why I don't get access to those two folders. When I try to access those two folders I get "Access denied". How do I override this? Do I need to remove the SID?
Quote: Originally Posted by kpmwrestler no, here's the best thing to do (since you are reformatting anyways):
download Parted Magic burn it to cd with ISO Recorder v 2boot to that cd delete all the partitions (if you have more than one)then reboot with the xp cd in and it should boot I'm having the same basic issue as the original poster. I just picked up a Sony Vaio laptop F270. From what I can gather is it has (2) separate partitions. I want to do a complete wipe/format of the HD and get back to having (1) Large partition
My old HDD was dying and has a S.M.A.R.T. error (although it will still boot and run it is getting slow).So I bought a new drive, slammed it in the case and decided to do a nice clean reinstall (XP Home with all the SP2 and updates available).I left the old drive in the bay and was hoping to copy across any odd file However I get a lot of "Access is Denied" messages when trying to view/read/change attributes on files/folders especially in Documents & Settings.
I have two machines on my home net and both run XP-Pro.Problem 1 is that I have something like 30k files in the recyclers on my D Drive that I can't delete.Problem 2 is that I recently did a restore from a backup and even though user names, admin access etc are same I can't access open or even delete many of the unused folders. I have tried moving them to shared files folder, and using my admin privilege to take ownership and or change attributes but nothing so far works. Safe boot, safeboot command prompt all nada. can any one help me out here ?
I was moving about 450gb of music from my old external (which was almost completely out of space, 465gb) to an internal 1tb drive. I was installing/setting up a program, thinking 'no way this will affect the file transfer', when suddenly that program gave an error (can give specifics on this if needed). Immediately after, my files stopped moving. It said 'delayed write failed, data has been lost' or something like that. I looked on my external, and it was empty. At this point i was rather upset because i thought i had lost years worth of music. Since I thought i had lost all my data, i tried one of those recovery programs("diskdigger") And it couldn't even access the drive. Gave an error, then showed it as 0gb. But the drive properties still showed 300+ gb even though the only folder in it was shown as empty.
So, i did the classic windows fix-all, restarted. My computer would not even go past the motherboard boot screen for 5 minutes. At this point i was about to jump out the window, but i restarted again and it worked. I went to my external, all my folders were there, i could open all the subfolders, play the music with vlc, etc. BUT now when i try to move the folder with all my music, it says "Cannot move file: Cannot read from source file or disk".
When I D/Load some programmes I get access is denied. I had previouly reformatted my HD and now have drive F, when I try to access certain folders or /and executable programmes access is denied. Currently trying to install Roboform in Firefox
I was just wondering if it is a good idea to clean out the :WINDOWSTempC:Documents And Settings(Username)Local SettingsTemp foldersperiodically.I know i have to uncheck the show hidden files and folders, Do i select all in each folder afterwards and delete everything?
I am a big music downloader (all paid for, thank you)! I'm 55 so I guess I forgot how to download them as individual songs and not have them arbitrarily placed in folders predetermined by Windows. I remember a musicmatch and/or real networks technician told me once how to change my settings so they are captured as individual songs. Probably a simple answer, but I don't remember it.
All the PC's on my network run Windows XP SP2 and connect to Windows 2000 servers. I need to give users access to 2 directories on the each PC that users have full control over. The others should be restricted (as they already are). I though that I could change the Group Policy of the OU and add the values %systemdrive%<foldername> under Computer Configuration->Windows Settings->Security Settings->File System and set permissions on the folder, but this does not work.
Obviously I don't want to have to visit each pc to do this so wondered if anyone has any ideas? I had thought of adding the <domain>Domain Users group to the security on the folder on the local pc but again would want to do this via policy and not visit each one.
The problem is that I can see the folders, but cannot access them, but this is not the annoying problem.
My major problem is that I have videos and pictures of my young son and thats all we have, all the images and vids saved onthe computer. I think that the files are still on the computer somewhere as my C: drive is 225GB in total but only 150GB is free, I am taking it that this means all me previous information IS still on the computer.
Whenever i go to control panel,i cannot access any of the folders or icons there.It keeps coming up with an application error rundll32.exe which reads: The application failed to initialize properly 0xc0000005.click on OK to terminate the application. This message pops up twice whenever i try open something.
I was reading Medicatedsoap's thread about freeing space on a hard drive, I too would like to investigate freeing up some space from the C:|RRbackups and C:System Volume Information folders. However, even after signing on as an administrator and unhiding the "Protected Operating System Files" in Windows Explorer (Tools - Folder Options - View), these folders come up as "Access Denied" both in Windows Explorer and Treesize. How can I get access to these folders?I'm running Windows XP Home sp3 on an IBM Thinkpad laptop.
My windows xp home edition decided not to run, for some reason,,, ive installed another operating system, thats working fine, but the rpoblem is now there are a couple fodlers in my docutments that i made private,,,, now i cant view them using the new operating system
I used to be able to access the shared folders that are on my computer that is running windows XP on my vista laptop and my xbox 360 but they are no longer showing up I just spent a couple of hours trying to get it working again but nothing
I did the drag & drop for two folders into the shared folder & now I can't open them. I keep getting this message “C:Documents and Settings All User Documents Config ame of folder is not accessible. Access is denied." I have also tried to copy & cut them back to the original folder.
I'm stupid so I messed up with services using a tweaking guide to make my pc faster.and now I can't access shared folders of computer's on my network. meaning that "My Network Places" is empty.
this problem is a little tricky to explain.I have 2 computers (A and B) on a home network, connected through a router and hard-wired with Cat5 cable. They are both running Windows XP Pro SP3 and file/print sharing is turned on. Simple file sharing is turned on.Both computers can Ping each other successfully. Both computers can "Net View" each other successfully.Both computers can see the other's shared folders in My Network Places.Computer A can access the shared folders on Computer B and transfer files, etc.
I have a new pc freshly installed with XP SP3. I used it as a server, I shared the two harddrives and mapped them as drive F and G on the network. The sharing and mapping is successfull, however, after a few minutes of being started (or after the pc has been restarted), the sahred folders and harddrives were self-disconnected for unknown reasons. My colleage timed it, and the sharing lasts only 15 minutes after restart then it is disonnected from the network. When i say disconnected - i mean i can't be seen from other PC's connected to the network, i need to restart the pc (again and again) in order for the harddrive and folder sharing is restored. I can say it is disconnected because the sharing icon (a hand with a disk drive on the palm) disappears and other PC's cannot access it.
I had Win2K running on my machine. I tried to upgrade to Windows XP and it failed. I managed to do a fresh install and it is working fine. The only problem is that there are folders from Administrator account of Win2K that I need to access and it will not allow me to access it. I also have a USB connected disk drive and it won't even allow me to open that! I have NTFS.
You see, my problem is that whenever i try to open a folder, or go to my computer or control panel my entire desktop blanks out leaving only the wallpaper and returns to the desktop with no open folder (by blanked out i mean the tool bar and icons disappear) i have no clue were to put this thread in, so im assuming it could be an operating system problem, the only way i can access folders is by using the run prompt thing, but even then i cant use the Control panel or anything, i tried Control.exe but no luck,
The System Volume Information Folders contain your System Restore points. You can delete all or just the oldest ones manually if you like (but they must be sequential). These folders are hidden system folders on each drive. In order to gain access, follow the directions below depending on your version of XP and File System:Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition Using the FAT32 File System Click Start , and then click My Computer On the Tools menu, click Folder Options On the View tab, click Show hidden files and foldersClear the Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) check box Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the change Click OK Double-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder to open it Windows XP Professional Using the NTFS File System on a Domain Click Start , and then click My Computer On the Tools menu, click Folder Options. On the View tab, click Show hidden filesand folders Clear the Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) check boxClick Yes when you are prompted to confirm the change Click OK Right-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder, and then click Sharing and Security Click the Security tab Click Add , and then type the name of the user to whom you want to give access to the folder. Choose the account location if appropriate (either local or from the domain). Typically, this is the account with which you are logged on. Click OK , and then click OK Double-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder to open it Windows XP Professional using the NTFS File System on a Workgroup Click Start, and then click My Computer On the Tools menu, click Folder Options On the View tab, click Show hidden files and folders Clear the Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) check box.
Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the change Clear the Use simple file sharing (Recommended) check box Click OK Right-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder, and then click Sharing and Security Click the Security tab Click Add , and then type the name of the user to whom you want to give access to the folder. Typically, this is the account with which you are logged on. Click OK , and then click OK Double-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder to open it Windows XP Home Edition Using the NTFS File System In Windows XP Home Edition with the NTFS file system, you must use the Cacls tool, which is a command-line tool to display or modify file or folder access control lists (ACLs) Click Start , click Run , type cmd , and then click OK Make sure that you are in the root folder of the partition for which you want to gain access to the System Volume Information folder. For example, to gain access the the C:System Volume Information folder, make sure that you are in the root folder of drive C (at a "C:" prompt). To get to the root of any partition, make sure you are in that partition and then type "cd" (without the quotation marks).Type the following line, and then press ENTER: cacls " driveletter :System Volume Information" /E /G username :F Make sure to type the quotation marks as indicated. Also, if your user name contains a space you'll need to put your username in quotes. This command adds the specified user to the folder with Full Control permissionsDouble-click the System Volume Information folder in the root folder to open it If you need to remove the permissions after troubleshooting, type the following line at a command prompt: cacls " driveletter :System Volume Information" /E /R username This command removes all permissions for the specified user.
I did a terrible mistake today. Typically I install XP in C drive and keep My Documents folder in D drive. All of my hard disk drives (except the linux partitions) are NTFS. I encrypted the My Documents folder and all of its files and subfolders.Today I reinstalled XP in the C drive, after a quick format on it. I was unaware of the fact that what might be happened to My Documents folder. Now I can only view the files and folders inside My Documents folder. Neither I open any file, nor I decrypt those files. Windows is saying access denied.
I have this problem trying to connect to my laptop or desktop (both ways).I am able to see the shared folders, but if I want to access them I get a password prompt. It asks me for a password and nothing works, I've tried enable/disable guest account.
Building a new network of 6 boxes. All using WinXP Pro SP3.Yesterday I created a few shared folders - and they work fine all the other machines can access them. Installed a bunch of new software on the same main machine today also had a BIOS/registry/diskcheck issue - but everything seems fine now . EXCEPT, any folders I create as shared folders, while they show up on the other machines - all get the "can't be accessed permission denied" type of error message.The shares I created yesterday still work, they can be accessed, its just any new ones I create can not.simple file sharing is off, I edited the reg key to all anonymous connections, I added the NETWORK as a group allowed to access the new shares - but nothing works.
I am having major problems with my computer. I can't access folders, My Computer, Internet Explorer, etc. When I click on any of these, it thinks for a little bit, and then does nothing. I am running Windows XP SP2. Does anybody have any idea what I can do? I have tried just a Diagnostic Startup. . .but it basically does the same thing.I haven't loaded any new programs or software lately. About the only major change was early in October, I started using an iPod and I have transferred quite a bit of music files to the hard drive.
I am doing sharing like this.From Run i am typing the ip address after this it shows all folders.I am only sharing so i gave all permissions. then also i could not open the folder it shows the error message. v.sugumar Message was edited by: admin to remove email address to prevent spam harvesters from picking it up.
I am having a problem sharing a folder on my local network. Both PC's are using Windows XP Professional.Both PC's can see each other fine. I have simple file sharing disabled.When I try to access the shared folder I get the following error message:Quote: \CATHYTemp is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.Access is denied. Of course, if I grant permissions to 'EVERYONE' in the security tab, I can connect to share fine.
I have My Documents and Sheila's Documents. both files have the exact same files and folders in them. may I safely eliminate one of them? if I eliminate one of them which one would be preferable? will it be ebuilt after I eliminate it?
I am trying to move files from my old XP computer (to be called OLD from now on) to my new Vista computer (to be called NEW) over my network. In some folders, there are some files that don't have the correct permissions for me to move them. I get this message on NEW when I try to copy them over: Destination Folder Access Denied You need permission to perform this action
The folder that these files are in on OLD has the correct permissions set, but for some reason some, not all, of the files within it have not inherited the correct permissions level. I can't figure out how to change the permissions level of these individual files. When I right-click on the problematic files in OLD, I do not see a Security tab.
I am working in domain with 30 desktops and one server. Every user is able to access shared folders from every other system as per rights assigned. But in one system, whenever an user tries to access shared folder he gets the following message: "\*.*.*.* is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.The account is not authorised to log in from this station."
I am trying to access the My Documents folders form an older hard drive that is no good (something is corrupted within Windows and the machine won't boot). I am going to replace the hard drive, it's time for that anyway. I have the old hard drive connected to another computer as a second drive. I can see the file structure on the drive, but I can't see the files and folders in My Documents for my old profile. How can I access those files adn copy them to the good drive?
