cant access my mp3`s or pictures?

[Frank dupont]

hi.i made a backup of my pictures and all my mp3`s to my
second hard drive..then i restored them back to my first
hard drive but now when i try to double clik on any of my
pictures windows tells me that i dont have access to
them ???? wtf ?...the dam pictures are there in my
folder but i dont have access to them?.
can someone help me..?

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Frank dupont wrote:

> hi.i made a backup of my pictures and all my mp3`s to my
> second hard drive..then i restored them back to my first
> hard drive but now when i try to double clik on any of my
> pictures windows tells me that i dont have access to
> them ???? wtf ?...the dam pictures are there in my
> folder but i dont have access to them?.
> can someone help me..?

Hi

Have you tried to take ownership:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421


--
torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

[Frank]

>-----Original Message-----
>Frank dupont wrote:
>
>> hi.i made a backup of my pictures and all my mp3`s to
my
>> second hard drive..then i restored them back to my
first
>> hard drive but now when i try to double clik on any of
my
>> pictures windows tells me that i dont have access to
>> them ???? wtf ?...the dam pictures are there in my
>> folder but i dont have access to them?.
>> can someone help me..?
>
>Hi
>
>Have you tried to take ownership:
>
>HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;308421
>
>
>--
>torgeir
>Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
>Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version
of the 1328 page
>Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter
>
>
>.
>hi,thanks for the answer ...ok i did what it says on the
link you sent me and it still doesnt work ...all the
files i want to access are writen in green?...

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Frank wrote:

> hi,thanks for the answer ...ok i did what it says on the
> link you sent me and it still doesnt work ...all the
> files i want to access are writen in green?...

Ouch, that indicates that the files are encrypted with Microsoft's Encrypting
File System (EFS). That's a whole different ballgame.


You have reinstalled the OS? In that case, your only hope is that you did
export the encryption key before the reinstall or if you have a backup of the
old user's profile files:

Microsoft have a tool (reccerts.exe) that might can help you out if you have
the old user's profile files (paid support), or if you are an advanced user,
you can take a shot at yourself, take a look here:

http://www.beginningtoseethelight.org/efsrecovery/


And from a previous posting of mine:

Read and understand the information in the links below before you start using
Encrypting File System (EFS), or you will very likely loose your files one
time in the future:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;223316

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/techinfo/administration/recovery/default.asp

(58 pages)

also gives information/links on to how to export keys, e.g.

"Data Recovery on Standalone Machines"

Under "Knowledge Base Articles on EFS" you will find e.g.

Q241201 How to Back Up Your Encrypting File System Private Key
Q255742 Methods for Recovering Encrypted Data Files


Reading Q255742, will give you this as well:

Q241201 HOW TO: Back Up Your Encrypting File System Private Key in Windows 2000

Q242296 How to Restore an EFS Private Key for Encrypted Data Recovery


If your computer is not a member of an AD domain, this part of the document is
obligatory reading:

"Using EFS with Standalone Machines or NT 4.0 Domains"


--
torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

[Frank]

thanks for your help,but this is a little 2 hard for
me ..so i guess ill put it on ice for now...unless you
can do it for me?


>-----Original Message-----
>Frank wrote:
>
>> hi,thanks for the answer ...ok i did what it says on
the
>> link you sent me and it still doesnt work ...all the
>> files i want to access are writen in green?...
>
>Ouch, that indicates that the files are encrypted with
Microsoft's Encrypting
>File System (EFS). That's a whole different ballgame.
>
>
>You have reinstalled the OS? In that case, your only
hope is that you did
>export the encryption key before the reinstall or if you
have a backup of the
>old user's profile files:
>
>Microsoft have a tool (reccerts.exe) that might can help
you out if you have
>the old user's profile files (paid support), or if you
are an advanced user,
>you can take a shot at yourself, take a look here:
>
>http://www.beginningtoseethelight.org/efsrecovery/
>
>
>And from a previous posting of mine:
>
>Read and understand the information in the links below
before you start using
>Encrypting File System (EFS), or you will very likely
loose your files one
>time in the future:
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;223316
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/techinfo/administr
ation/recovery/default.asp
>
>(58 pages)
>
>also gives information/links on to how to export keys,
e.g.
>
>"Data Recovery on Standalone Machines"
>
>Under "Knowledge Base Articles on EFS" you will find e.g.
>
>Q241201 How to Back Up Your Encrypting File System
Private Key
>Q255742 Methods for Recovering Encrypted Data Files
>
>
>Reading Q255742, will give you this as well:
>
>Q241201 HOW TO: Back Up Your Encrypting File System
Private Key in Windows 2000
>
>Q242296 How to Restore an EFS Private Key for Encrypted
Data Recovery
>
>
>If your computer is not a member of an AD domain, this
part of the document is
>obligatory reading:
>
>"Using EFS with Standalone Machines or NT 4.0 Domains"
>
>
>--
>torgeir
>Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
>Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version
of the 1328 page
>Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter
>
>
>.
>