Access denied issue

[utcrazy]

Hello all,

I recently bought a new motherboard and processor, and my version of XP stopped worked, so I installed XP again on a new hard drive. I now want to access the files on the Old c:/documents and settings/User folder, however, when I ran the old version of windows, I set it to privatize this folder. So now when i enter it, it says access denied. Any ideas on how to retrieve the files here? It's really important stuff.

Thanks

[Canuckkev]

I have no idea about Windows file permissions and that crap, but an idea is to throw in a Knoppix disc, and copy the files from one drive to the other. I think the latest Knoppix can read/write NTFS, but I could be wrong. Maybe it can just read NTFS. So, unless you have a FAT32 partition lying around that you can write to, that might not help much.

[utcrazy]

Any other suggestions, anyone? I might try a ubuntu live CD/

[Decker]

Sounds like a dodgy version of XP to start with. Or an old version that checks hardware changes and requires activation again.

You could try an admin login (if it's Pro version) and do a properties on the disk and change the 'owner' which should reset access permissions.

[Dini]

I've tried what Decker said with no luck (I have the same problem). I also tried with Ubuntu, no results either

[T^2]

I'm not 100% sure what the problem is? So you made a folder private for a specific user and now you can't gain access to it? Is there a password on the folder or no?

[KHost]

If your files were made private on the old Windows installation, the only way to access them on the new Windows installation is to become the owner of the new files. This is possible in the Security tab after right clicking on the folder and going to Properties.

[Mini]

Disable simple file sharing and then in the security tab reset permissions and that should work.

Mini

[Canuckkev]

I also tried with Ubuntu, no results either

What does 'no results' mean? If you boot into Linux, can you mount the XP partition? If no, you might need some NTFS package.

[Decker]

Hang on just read it again - when you say you 'privatised' the folder do you mean you used EFS to protect it, if so you need the key to access it again, hope you made a key disk if so?!?

[Dini]

What does 'no results' mean? If you boot into Linux, can you mount the XP partition? If no, you might need some NTFS package.

I could mount it, but all files had reading and no writing permissions. And I got an error trying to access the folder.

The folder was protected with the typical XP protection system, on the users menu in the Control Panel.

[Decker]

I could mount it, but all files had reading and no writing permissions. And I got an error trying to access the folder.

The folder was protected with the typical XP protection system, on the users menu in the Control Panel.

More likely 'view' permissions but not read/write or modify.

XP protection system in control panel? Not something native in control panel?

[Dini]

I Yes, it's native. When you create a user account in the Control Panel, it gives you the option of making all files private to other users . -that's what I mean by protection system, sorry

[Decker]

That's EFS (encrypted file system) - your boned

[utcrazy]

Hey kids,

When I say privatized, I right clicked on the folder, and selected make folder private. Surely the file isn't completely locked seeing as the user had to be able to access it initially.