Password Protected Folder

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I am trying to backup a crashed hard drive. I have it as a slave in my
machine and I can see it just fine. I am running XP Pro. The crashed hard
drive is XP Home. One folder is password protected. I am trying to go though
properties and change the securtiy info but it does not show up in order to
change. I have admin priveleges on my account. Any advice? Thanks
 
Bob said:
I am trying to backup a crashed hard drive. I have it as a slave in my
machine and I can see it just fine. I am running XP Pro. The crashed
hard drive is XP Home. One folder is password protected. I am trying
to go though properties and change the securtiy info but it does not
show up in order to change. I have admin priveleges on my account. Any
advice? Thanks
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1. You can try taking ownership of the folder/files:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421 - HOW TO: Take Ownership of a
File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421]

2. In order to see the security tab:

a. The drive must be NTFS
b. In Folder Options - View, uncheck 'Use Simple File Sharing'. That is
the level used in Home, and for some strange reason is on by default in
Pro, too.

3. If the above items don't work/apply, then you can circumvent the
Windows permissions by booting with Knoppix, a Linux distro that runs
from cd. Get Knoppix at www.knoppix.net - you will need a fast Internet
connection and third-party cd-burning software to create the bootable
cd from the .iso. Slave the drive to be recovered in a machine with two
cd drives, one of which being a burner. Boot with Knoppix and burn the
data using the k3b program.

Malke
 
Working like a charm. Thanks

Malke said:
Bob said:
I am trying to backup a crashed hard drive. I have it as a slave in my
machine and I can see it just fine. I am running XP Pro. The crashed
hard drive is XP Home. One folder is password protected. I am trying
to go though properties and change the securtiy info but it does not
show up in order to change. I have admin priveleges on my account. Any
advice? Thanks
Click to expand...

1. You can try taking ownership of the folder/files:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421 - HOW TO: Take Ownership of a
File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421]

2. In order to see the security tab:

a. The drive must be NTFS
b. In Folder Options - View, uncheck 'Use Simple File Sharing'. That is
the level used in Home, and for some strange reason is on by default in
Pro, too.

3. If the above items don't work/apply, then you can circumvent the
Windows permissions by booting with Knoppix, a Linux distro that runs
from cd. Get Knoppix at www.knoppix.net - you will need a fast Internet
connection and third-party cd-burning software to create the bootable
cd from the .iso. Slave the drive to be recovered in a machine with two
cd drives, one of which being a burner. Boot with Knoppix and burn the
data using the k3b program.

Malke
--
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
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