URGENT!!computer crashed and cant recover files!!

shorty28898shorty28898
edited July 2006 in Science & Tech
when i try to go into the backup folder, then into owner- it says i dont havce access to these files!! i need these files becasue they have many important files!! please help me i hvae treid re installing windows but ntohign happens, and it says the folder is emtpy tohugh i know its not, since it is still taking up all of the room
I was installing daemon tools, and clicked something, i dont remember what it was but that is when it all started!
URGENT!!

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  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2006
    Try following the advice found here. Run the takeown program from whichever location the files to which you want to gain access are located.
  • shorty28898shorty28898
    edited July 2006
    well windows does not even start up! it has the error with the hal.dll and how i have to copy it or reinstall . I have tried to copy it, i have it on a cd, but dont know what to do from there. ANd the file you sent wont work if i cant even get windwos to boot.
    and what i dont get is that when i go into the back up folder, then to the owener folder, it says access is denied, and im logged on as the admin...
  • shorty28898shorty28898
    edited July 2006
    profdlp wrote:
    Try following the advice found here. Run the takeown program from whichever location the files to which you want to gain access are located.
    i reistallend a frsh one, still no access, and whn i try to run tkedwon, it shows the ms dos screen then shuts down in less than 1 second
  • yogi_bearyogi_bear Gloucester, United Kingdom
    edited July 2006
    OK. I don't know how much knowledge of computers you have, but when I was in that situation, the only thing I could do was take out the offending hard drive, put it in a hard drive caddy (Maplin, (or Tandy, depending where you live will have them.)) These usually connect to a USB of FIREWIRE port. If you have a friend with another PC, just plug in the drive in to their PC and download the stuff you want onto a cd/dvd. This is the only way of recovering data after Windows crashes out (Which is VERY often!) If you want more detailed instructios, please e-mail me @ yogi_bear_2k2@hotmail.com, and I will help your further.

    Your Friend

    Yogi!
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2006
    shorty28898 wrote:
    ...whn i try to run tkedwon, it shows the ms dos screen then shuts down in less than 1 second
    Don't run it from Start>>Run, but rather open a Command Prompt and do it from there. :)
  • shorty28898shorty28898
    edited July 2006
    ok so if it is in the C drive (the folder i cant get to) i would (since i dont have acceess to the interent) put it on a cd, copy it to C:\ then start>run>cmd
    and type in ""takeown C:\(where it is located at)" ??
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2006
    Go for it. :)
  • shorty28898shorty28898
    edited July 2006
    profdlp wrote:
    Go for it. :)
    it says " 'takeown' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."


    also i tried a new thing (at the xp log on screen hold ctrl alt del to get the the other type of log in) i typed administrator and then the password and it says "unable to log ou on because of an account restriction"
    WHAT!!
  • shorty28898shorty28898
    edited July 2006
    nothing seemed to worked, i jsut re formated it all and did a clean install
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2006
    shorty28898 wrote:
    it says " 'takeown' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file...
    See if this helps. :)

    EDIT: Didn't see your latest post. :(
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