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HAYLEY

i posted on here yesterday about a problem i am having -
when i get to the welcome screeen and i click on my name
it takes me to my desktop picture and then brings me back
to the welcome screen and logs me off. i have tried
running it in safe mode but the same thing happens. i
also tried repairing my xp but it got halfway through the
installation and i got a warning. now it says one of the
system32 files is missing on start up.

the only two options i have are to totally wipe out my
computer (but i have exams coming up and there is soooo
much stuff i need on my computer) or if there is a way, i
need to transfer my files to another computer or cd or
something using ms DOS. is there a way to do this? i
currently have my dad's laptop connected to my computer
and i was wondering if there is away to transfer the
files using ms dos. YOU'RE HELP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WOULD
BE APPRECIATED.
 
You're system was likely installed using the NTFS file system, a DOS boot
disk would be useless as it won't see the files.

You're only alternative given what you have posted is to try to install XP
to a separate partition on your hard drive and then try to bring the data
files from the old setup to the new one. If you do not have an extra
partition on your hard drive, you'll need third party software such as
Partition Magic, www.powerquest.com, to create one by reducing the current
partition in size and using the free space that creates to create a new
partition. Then, install XP to that drive and copy your files. You likely
will receive an access denied message. When this occurs, you will need to
take ownership of those files as follows:
Note, file ownership and permissions supersede administrator rights. How
you resolve it depends upon which version of XP you are running.

XP-Home

Unfortunately, XP Home using NTFS is essentially hard wired for "Simple File
Sharing" at system level.

However, you can set XP Home permissions in Safe Mode. Reboot, and start
hitting F8, a menu should eventually appear and one of the
options is Safe Mode. Select it. Note, it will ask for the administrator's
password. This is not your administrator account, rather it is the
machine's administrator account for which users are asked to create a
password during setup.

If you created no such password, when requested, leave blank and press
enter.

Open Explorer, go to Tools and Folder Options, on the view tab, scroll to
the bottom of the list, if it shows "Enable Simple File Sharing" deselect it
and click apply and ok. If it shows nothing or won't let you make a change,
move on to the next step.

Navigate to the files, right click, select properties, go to the Security
tab, click advanced, go to the Owner tab and select the user that was logged
on when you were refused permission to access the files. Click apply and
ok. Close the properties box, reopen it, click add and type in the name of
the user you just enabled. If you wish to set ownership for everything in
the folder, at the bottom of the Owner tab is the following selection:
"Replace owner on subcontainers and objects," select it as well.

Once complete, you should be able to do what you wish with these files when
you log back on as that user.

XP-Pro

If you have XP Pro, temporarily change the limited account to
administrative. First, go to Windows Explorer, go to Tools, select Folder
Options, go to the View tab and be sure "Use Simple File Sharing" is not
selected. If it is, deselect it and click apply and ok.

If you wish everything in a specific folder to be accessible to a user,
right click the folder, select properties, go to the Security tab, click
Advanced, go to the Owner tab,
select the user you wish to have access, at the bottom of the box, you
should see a check box for "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects,"
place a check in the box and click apply and ok.

The user should now be able to perform necessary functions on files in the
folder even as a limited account. If not, make it an admin account again,
right click the folder, select Properties, go to the Security tab and be
sure the user is listed in the user list. If not, click add and type the
user name in the appropriate box, be sure the user has all the necessary
permissions checked in the permission list below the user list, click apply
and ok.

That should do it and allow whatever access you desire for that folder even
in a limited account.
 
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