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More info?)
Also, like I added last time:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823306
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Nathan McNulty
BAR wrote:
> Let me suggest that posting 3 times on the same newsgroup is just madness.
> You won't get your answer any quicker.
>
> Windows will not under any cirumstances rename a hard drive or view it
> unreadable, if it was properly Labelled and Formatted in the first instance.
>
> It may be better to look into why you needed to perform the repair install.
>
> SHould the drive have some user files that you are unable to access as a
> consequence of creating a different profile during the repair, try this
> proceedure below. If it doesn't prove successful , then repost with the
> exact reasons that caused you to perform the Repair.
>
>
> How to take ownership of a folder
> Note You must be logged on to the computer with an account that has
> administrative credentials. If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home
> Edition, you must start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an
> account that has Administrative rights to have access to the Security tab.
>
> If you are using Windows XP Professional, you must disable Simple File
> Sharing. By default, Windows XP Professional uses Simple File sharing when it
> is not joined to a domain.
>
> For additional information about how to do this, click the following article
> number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
> 307874 How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a shared
> folder in Windows XP
> To take ownership of a folder, follow these steps:
> 1. Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then click
> Properties.
> 2. Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message (if one
> appears).
> 3. Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
> 4. In the Name list, click your user name, or click Administrator if you are
> logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators group. If you want to
> take ownership of the contents of that folder, select the Replace owner on
> subcontainers and objects check box.
> 5. Click OK, and then click Yes when you receive the following message:
> You do not have permission to read the contents of directory folder name. Do
> you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you
> Full Control?
>
> All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes.
> Note folder name is the name of the folder that you want to take ownership
> of.
> 6. Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you
> want for the folder and its contents.
>
> "T-Hor" wrote:
>
>
>>I had to repair my operating system because of a corrupt file on my main HD.
>>After repairing the file windows renamed my secondary hard drive and won't
>>let me access it without reformatting it first. Is there any way to gain
>>access to this drive without reformatting it?
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