Grrrrr Please help

wanger · 12 Nov 2008 at 11:12

Hi

I just updated the bios on my Nvidia mobo in advance of installing a new chip and it appears to have blown the mobo. Restarted the PC after the update and all I got was a burning smell.

I'm gonna order a new mobo (Intel chipset this time). However, I need to get at all my files, outlook store etc. I have taken the hard drive out and put it into a removeable caddy and have tried to back it up to my laptop in advance of reinstalling windows (Vista 32) as I'm fairly certain the PC won't boot with such a significant change to the mobo.

My problem is that my some of my "users" files, and all of my "program data" and "documents and settings" files in the root of my original C drive are not accessible (access denied) as I don't have permission to access them.

What can I do to get these back?

I'm thinking of rebuilding the new mobo and then doing a repair installation that might at least allow me to get into Windows to export the settings before I do a reinstall, but is there an easier way to sort this out?

Edit: Although I do have admin rights on my laptop (a works one) it is Windows XP.

Thank you.

Lethal` · 12 Nov 2008 at 11:37

I think you can change the owner of the file or security by right-clicking the folder and then going to Properties, there is a tab on there somewhere. Sorry for being vague but I can't look right now.

wanger · 12 Nov 2008 at 12:54

I tried that and it doesn't seem to work. It now gives me an error that the file or directory can not be found, even though it is there to see in exporer

Thanks anyway.

Grrrrr · 12 Nov 2008 at 20:32

Sorry mate, my hardware knowledge is really sketchy now-a-days. I'm sure someone else can help though!

(I'm hilarious)

Greenlizard0 · 13 Nov 2008 at 12:46

Grrrrr said:
(I'm hilarious)

No you're not. You smell like a bad infection.

Matteysan · 13 Nov 2008 at 12:51

Try this but do it at your own risk!!! I will not be held responsible for loss of data.

Open up notepad & paste this in:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"

Save as & save it ownership.reg, Double click the file once you've saved it & then try right clicking on the said folder/file that you need permission for & click take ownership.

Hope that helps it has helped me a few times in the past. I see your using Windows XP on the laptop, I'm not sure if this method will work on it.