How to find registry number of a folder

I have lost access to one of my folders and have been told that I can recover
it by deleting its registry and renaming it. How does one go about doing
this?

honkaphrodite wrote:
I have lost access to one of my folders and have been told that I can recover
it by deleting its registry and renaming it. How does one go about doing
this?


You'd have to ask whomever gave you that so-called "solution." It
makes no sense to me.

If you hadn't encrypted the data files (which could not have been done
with WinXP Home), you may be facing nothing more than a simple
permissions issue. Have you tried taking ownership of the folder?

HOW TO Take Ownership of a File or Folder in WinXP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q308421


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The problem is that I used a software called ironprivacy to make the folder
private. This software is very simple, they say, and doesn't even use
encryption -- there is no password. The folder remains visible. It is not
recommended for any real use because it is so easy to defeat. For my
purposes, among the ignorant (like myself), it was fine.

The method I described to you was described on cnet.com, from a user who
disdained its effectiveness.

I have gotten no help from ironprivacy. That's why was trying to restore
the folder myself.

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

honkaphrodite wrote:
I have lost access to one of my folders and have been told that I can recover
it by deleting its registry and renaming it. How does one go about doing
this?


You'd have to ask whomever gave you that so-called "solution." It
makes no sense to me.

If you hadn't encrypted the data files (which could not have been done
with WinXP Home), you may be facing nothing more than a simple
permissions issue. Have you tried taking ownership of the folder?

HOW TO Take Ownership of a File or Folder in WinXP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q308421


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

honkaphrodite wrote:

The problem is that I used a software called ironprivacy to make the
folder
private. This software is very simple, they say, and doesn't even use
encryption -- there is no password. The folder remains visible. It is
not
recommended for any real use because it is so easy to defeat. For my
purposes, among the ignorant (like myself), it was fine.

The method I described to you was described on cnet.com, from a user who
disdained its effectiveness.

I have gotten no help from ironprivacy. That's why was trying to restore
the folder myself.

Googling around, I see that IronPrivacy has an "undo" feature. Why can't you
just unlock it from within IronPrivacy? That looks to be the only way to
get your stuff.

Malke
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