Hello Henry,
First off, can you check via Folder Options in XP - uncheck 'Use Simple File
Sharing', that should enable the Security tab. With the Security tab
enabled you should be able to take ownership of the needed folders.
You're looking to get access to E:\Users\Henry\Desktop and
E:\Users\Henry\Documents - ignore Documents and Settings, it's not a folder,
it's a junction.
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"Henry Craven {MVP}" <Sme@nevernever.lan> wrote in message
news:e7tGn8IwHHA.4736@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I have a laptop set up with XPpro and Vista Ultimate in dual boot.
> ( I need XPp for productivity while I get used to Vista and Office 07 )
>
> ...anyhooo. Vista mail ( I think) started throwing a wobbly with Vista
> popping up messages that one of the files were corrupt and needing to run
> chkdsk. Well after an hour it was racing through a list of files all in
> E:\$security all corrupt and requiring chkdsk run. - OK so I scheduled a
> chkdsk.
>
> On re-boot the Vista partition wouldn't boot saying the Hardware had
> changed ( untrue ) and needing a repair build.
> OK... booted to the XPpro part and chkdsk ran on the Vista (E:\) partition
> deleting heaps, including indexes and security and whatnot else... (
> Seeing a lot of this chkdsk hosing drives of late... not entirely sure
> it's to do with large drives as per the KB either ... )
>
> SO.... Here I am in the XP partition ( Vista unbootable ) and trying to
> access the most recent files that were on my Vista Desktop, and MyDocs...
> however I can't.
> I can see the E:\Docs and settings but chant change the permission from
> "Read Only" and there are no extended NTFS permissions so I can Take
> Ownership..
>
> Question then:
> From the XPpro Partition how can I retrieve files in the Vista Partition ?
> ( .....lets assume for a moment that I can't repair the Vista Boot )
>
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> Henry Craven
>