Shoutbox

on a friend's compter, trying to access an old "my documents" folder of a deleted user. the folder blocks access via dos etc etc. we're kinda lost in the registry, i'm pretty sure the answer is there, does anyone know how we can de-restrict it or a website which is an easy guide to the registry.

please note we have already tried the programme CMD, with the operation CACLS to access it, but alas this did not work.

are u sure you aren't just trying to hack someone's folder?

haha, no, well yes but it's his own folder he's trying to hack. Which dis-alowed him acess when the the file C:\windows\system32\config\system corrupted, and after he did a manual reset through deleting and copying a previous system file from teh system volume information, well just basically a manual system restore. it disallowed him acess to his documents, and instead created a new docuemnts folder for his user.

so no moral-conduct is being breeched by offering us much-needed help.

Shouldn't safe mode let u access the folder with no problem..?

tried that aswell and alas yet again this does not work, what we really want is finding what needs changing in the registry.

we're thinking of creating a new user and asigning the currents folder as the my documents for that user... unless there's a better way

does your friend still know the password of the user's documents they are trying to access. If so, they could create a user with the same username and same password and gain access to the files. It was a method I had used when I transferred my documents on a portable hard drive.

Hullo, i am the guy who is trying to get into his file, sitting next to PenguinBoy, and just tried the thing Fergy suggesting and this has not worked. we SPECIFICALLY want information on what in the registry we have to change

I'm sure you can access anyones documents if you just log in as the administrator (or equliv.) - I have admin rights on our systems, and I can get into everyones with no problem.

Edit: Then you could just copy everything over.

If you're folder is corrupted it wont load, and yes it you have the correct permissions as an admin you can access any folder you need to.

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Originally posted by mwe99
If you're folder is corrupted it wont load, and yes it you have the correct permissions as an admin you can access any folder you need to.

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No you can't. folders under the Documents and Settings can be encrypted. So unless you log in with exactly the same windows useraccount and password, that folder stays encrypted because it was encrypted with the name (and password) of that user. If the user doesn't exist anymore, Windows has no idea what to use the decypher the folder....

The only solution would be doing what Fergy suggested, nothing else can be done...



Doing a manual "system restore" (or better: overwriting system files like that) is not a good thing to do.... you should use system restore or a legit recovery disc (cd) or the Windows setup cd to fix such things... It is very well possible that you now have corrupted the directory beyond repair by trying to fix it manually...