Hi,
This morning my XP Pro just completely refused to work,
after every logon it would just restart (even with restart on failure
disabled).

The day before this happened my DVD and CD drives stopped working with a
code 37 in device manager.

I tried fixing my XP install by rebooting onto my XP setup disk and then
repairing my XP installation, but then the reparation failed also. What I
then did was using a spare 20gig partition I installed a temporary XP in hope
that I might find a way to access the documents and settings folder so I can
retrieve the my documents folder, this would have been good if I hadn't made
my folders private previously, so now when I open this folder I get an Access
Denied Message.

I tried booting into safe mode to try and change access permissions but no
luck there either, I then tried changing the corrupt partition from NTFS to
FAT32 (in hope that i might be able to overcome NTFS Security) using
partition magic but partition magic would'nt let me for some reason, I even
downloaded a copy of live linux to try and see if that would let me but the
live linux wouldn't even open the partition at all (tried 3 different
distros).

What else can you suggest I try to retrieve my files?

Thank you,
Josh

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
In XP Home you have to boot in safe mode to see the security tab. In XP
Pro you have to disable simple file sharing.

"josh" <company@company.com> wrote in message
news:7443AEAC-5334-4093-95B7-D24F18FB4653@microsoft.com...
| Hi,
| This morning my XP Pro just completely refused to work,
| after every logon it would just restart (even with restart on failure
| disabled).
|
| The day before this happened my DVD and CD drives stopped working
with a
| code 37 in device manager.
|
| I tried fixing my XP install by rebooting onto my XP setup disk and
then
| repairing my XP installation, but then the reparation failed also.
What I
| then did was using a spare 20gig partition I installed a temporary XP
in hope
| that I might find a way to access the documents and settings folder
so I can
| retrieve the my documents folder, this would have been good if I
hadn't made
| my folders private previously, so now when I open this folder I get
an Access
| Denied Message.
|
| I tried booting into safe mode to try and change access permissions
but no
| luck there either, I then tried changing the corrupt partition from
NTFS to
| FAT32 (in hope that i might be able to overcome NTFS Security) using
| partition magic but partition magic would'nt let me for some reason,
I even
| downloaded a copy of live linux to try and see if that would let me
but the
| live linux wouldn't even open the partition at all (tried 3 different
| distros).
|
| What else can you suggest I try to retrieve my files?
|
| Thank you,
| Josh

Thank you for your help Ricky,
I now have access to my files,
I was however in the process of running file recovery software to retrieve
my files but this definetely has saved me a lot of time and is helpful for
future knowledge.

Thanks again,
Josh

"Ricky" wrote:

> How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
> In XP Home you have to boot in safe mode to see the security tab. In XP
> Pro you have to disable simple file sharing.
>
> "josh" <company@company.com> wrote in message
> news:7443AEAC-5334-4093-95B7-D24F18FB4653@microsoft.com...
> | Hi,
> | This morning my XP Pro just completely refused to work,
> | after every logon it would just restart (even with restart on failure
> | disabled).
> |
> | The day before this happened my DVD and CD drives stopped working
> with a
> | code 37 in device manager.
> |
> | I tried fixing my XP install by rebooting onto my XP setup disk and
> then
> | repairing my XP installation, but then the reparation failed also.
> What I
> | then did was using a spare 20gig partition I installed a temporary XP
> in hope
> | that I might find a way to access the documents and settings folder
> so I can
> | retrieve the my documents folder, this would have been good if I
> hadn't made
> | my folders private previously, so now when I open this folder I get
> an Access
> | Denied Message.
> |
> | I tried booting into safe mode to try and change access permissions
> but no
> | luck there either, I then tried changing the corrupt partition from
> NTFS to
> | FAT32 (in hope that i might be able to overcome NTFS Security) using
> | partition magic but partition magic would'nt let me for some reason,
> I even
> | downloaded a copy of live linux to try and see if that would let me
> but the
> | live linux wouldn't even open the partition at all (tried 3 different
> | distros).
> |
> | What else can you suggest I try to retrieve my files?
> |
> | Thank you,
> | Josh
>
>
>

You're welcome..I'm glad it helped. :-)

"Josh G" <company@company.com> wrote in message
news:60186814-62EB-477B-B076-D1E76AB07F6B@microsoft.com...
| Thank you for your help Ricky,
| I now have access to my files,
| I was however in the process of running file recovery software to
retrieve
| my files but this definetely has saved me a lot of time and is
helpful for
| future knowledge.
|
| Thanks again,
| Josh
|
| "Ricky" wrote:
|
| > How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
| > In XP Home you have to boot in safe mode to see the security tab.
In XP
| > Pro you have to disable simple file sharing.
| >
| > "josh" <company@company.com> wrote in message
| > news:7443AEAC-5334-4093-95B7-D24F18FB4653@microsoft.com...
| > | Hi,
| > | This morning my XP Pro just completely refused to work,
| > | after every logon it would just restart (even with restart on
failure
| > | disabled).
| > |
| > | The day before this happened my DVD and CD drives stopped working
| > with a
| > | code 37 in device manager.
| > |
| > | I tried fixing my XP install by rebooting onto my XP setup disk
and
| > then
| > | repairing my XP installation, but then the reparation failed
also.
| > What I
| > | then did was using a spare 20gig partition I installed a
temporary XP
| > in hope
| > | that I might find a way to access the documents and settings
folder
| > so I can
| > | retrieve the my documents folder, this would have been good if I
| > hadn't made
| > | my folders private previously, so now when I open this folder I
get
| > an Access
| > | Denied Message.
| > |
| > | I tried booting into safe mode to try and change access
permissions
| > but no
| > | luck there either, I then tried changing the corrupt partition
from
| > NTFS to
| > | FAT32 (in hope that i might be able to overcome NTFS Security)
using
| > | partition magic but partition magic would'nt let me for some
reason,
| > I even
| > | downloaded a copy of live linux to try and see if that would let
me
| > but the
| > | live linux wouldn't even open the partition at all (tried 3
different
| > | distros).
| > |
| > | What else can you suggest I try to retrieve my files?
| > |
| > | Thank you,
| > | Josh
| >
| >
| >