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In a bit of a pickle

  • 12-09-2006 12:05pm
    #1
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭


    I've got a Windows 2000 pro PC here at the mo, that was giving an inaccessible boot device, so before I do anything I want to get the files from the C:\Documents and Settings folder.

    So, went in to the repair console, logged onto the Windows installation with the administrator password, which it accepts, but when I cd into Docs and Settings, I am still getting access denied.

    Any ideas where I can take it from here? I'm downloading Knoppix live CD as we speak, just in case.


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  • #2
    arseagon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 598 ✭✭✭arseagon


    Are you able to take the drive out of the PC and put it into another one as a secondary drive? that might allow you into protected folders.


  • #3
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    I was just about to do that when I found this.

    Basically restored the registry file from an older version, booted into Windows (though Explorer/Desktop wouldn't start for some reason). Anyway, got a command prompt and copied the files to the network. Phew!

    Now to re-install Windows 2000. :mad:


  • #4
    arseagon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 598 ✭✭✭arseagon


    tom dunne wrote:
    Now to re-install Windows 2000. :mad:
    Ah yes... sooooo tedious. I had a master plan once of taking an image of each PC I had to reinstall Windows on just in case it came back for repair again. that went out the window after the 3rd one I did. :rolleyes:


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