Access Windows Partition

[vivitron 15]

I have 2 installed windows partitions, which i am currently dual booting:

c:\windows
d:\windows

now, something has gone wrong with the d: installation, and for some reason this is no longer bootable. now this isnt a problem, cos i was getting rid of this anyway (i will format this partition once ive solved my problem, so im not interested in recovering it)

i have some files in d:\documents and settings which i would like to get to

now, my prolem is that i keep getting a message
"d:\documents and settings\viv\ is not accessible.  Access is denied" Does anyone know how i can get rid of this, and get to my docs?

[chinook_apache]

can i have some more info on what partitin you have installed wat 0S?

give more info and i will try to help out

[vivitron 15]

sorry, they're both XP pro, i should have said that at the start

[chinook_apache]

ok thanks for the reply
the thing is its the permissions to access that folder on d drive.
try rebooting in safe mode and logging in as an admin then see if you access it.

[Lite]

you have most likely encrypted/ protected your data from other users, i dont think there is a easy way round this!

[vivitron 15]

i cant boot into the old partition:

i used norton ghost to backup then restore, and i lost a windows file, and its a bit screwed...so i cant really do that; or can i boot into safe mode on the new one?

[vivitron 15]

Originally posted by Lite@12 January 2004 - 17:58
you have most likely encrypted/ protected your data from other users, i dont think there is a easy way round this!
i know...this is the bastard of the problem, i think its cos it thinks im not admin, and so wont let me get to "other peoples files"

[chinook_apache]

Originally posted by vivitron 15@12 January 2004 - 18:07
i cant boot into the old partition:

i used norton ghost to backup then restore, and i lost a windows file, and its a bit screwed...so i cant really do that; or can i boot into safe mode on the new one?
go to the one which boot ups.

you must have admin priveledges.

right click My Computer

click the advanced tab

go to the settings of the startup and recovery (its the third box)

then click edit for system startup options.


you do something in their but i have never edited that.

thats the most i can help man.

hope i have helped ;)

[Lite]

Originally posted by vivitron 15+12 January 2004 - 18:09--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (vivitron 15 @ 12 January 2004 - 18:09)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Lite@12 January 2004 - 17:58
you have most likely encrypted/ protected your data from other users, i dont think there is a easy way round this&#33;
i know...this is the bastard of the problem, i think its cos it thinks im not admin, and so wont let me get to "other peoples files" [/b][/quote]
i dont think it matters if your a admin or not... and hacking discussions are not allowed here :rolleyes:

[chinook_apache]

Originally posted by Lite+12 January 2004 - 18:14--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Lite @ 12 January 2004 - 18:14)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by vivitron 15@12 January 2004 - 18:09
<!--QuoteBegin-Lite@12 January 2004 - 17:58
you have most likely encrypted/ protected your data from other users, i dont think there is a easy way round this&#33;
i know...this is the bastard of the problem, i think its cos it thinks im not admin, and so wont let me get to "other peoples files"
i dont think it matters if your a admin or not... and hacking discussions are not allowed here :rolleyes: [/b][/quote]
he&#39;s not hacking he is tying to recover some files from a f@%&£d up partition <_<

[ck-uk]

Mate you could try loging on through the xp recovery console on the cd.
You could either try coping tthe folders over or attemp to fix it.
Type help for the commands & try bootcfg to scan the drives for all installtion ,what it finds it&#39;ll add to the boot.ini file. :)

[vivitron 15]

the boot thingy didnt seem to do much, i think thats more for setting the time for which you can select which of the 2 boots to use. thanks anyhow, all help is appreciated

and i tried to use the recovery thing, but the problem is that the one which is screwed is XP home, upgraded to XP pro, so the only bootable disk i have is the home, which doesnt seem to work - ill take another look - didnt notice a help command, tis a long time since i did things through dos prompt

thanks guys....

[shn]

Disable simple file sharing in folder options and right click the whole drive and give yourself permissions. It will inherit parent permissions by default so that should give you access to the whole partition instead of a single file or folder.

[vivitron 15]

Originally posted by shn@11 February 2004 - 02:51
Disable simple file sharing in folder options and right click the whole drive and give yourself permissions. It will inherit parent permissions by default so that should give you access to the whole partition instead of a single file or folder.
you&#39;re a star - Im gonna give this a shot when i get home - damn partition been sat there for over a month :o

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