Can't access C drive after placing security on it

Hi everyone...I am desperate. I was trying to set security on my root drive
(C drive) so that my guest account would not be able to access my C drive.
However, upon restarting into my regular account (which says administrator
under it), my media center would not start and I keep getting random error
messages (i.e. "Microsoft Feeds Synchronization not responding") So I
checked my C drive and it says "Access denied". I tried changing the
permissions on the drive back, but access denied. So I went back to User
Accounts and I couldn't change anything on my account. I did manage to
delete the Guest account, but that's about it. System restore doesn't work
either. This really is frustrating me. I apparently don't have
administrative access even though my account says my name and then under it
Administrator. Please help! I need my computer.

Hello,

when exactly does the message which says that you don't have permission turn
up?
Please try this first: http://www.lysorp.com/blog/?page_id=10

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo
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http://blog.lysorp.com - Small Windows blog in German language
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"Alan" <Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:4D8A6287-98E1-4ED2-97A8-34F239D5B83C@microsoft.com...
> Hi everyone...I am desperate. I was trying to set security on my root
> drive
> (C drive) so that my guest account would not be able to access my C drive.
> However, upon restarting into my regular account (which says administrator
> under it), my media center would not start and I keep getting random error
> messages (i.e. "Microsoft Feeds Synchronization not responding") So I
> checked my C drive and it says "Access denied". I tried changing the
> permissions on the drive back, but access denied. So I went back to User
> Accounts and I couldn't change anything on my account. I did manage to
> delete the Guest account, but that's about it. System restore doesn't
> work
> either. This really is frustrating me. I apparently don't have
> administrative access even though my account says my name and then under
> it
> Administrator. Please help! I need my computer.

It pops up randomly. I think I basically restricted myself from my own C
drive.

"P. Di Stolfo" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> when exactly does the message which says that you don't have permission turn
> up?
> Please try this first: http://www.lysorp.com/blog/?page_id=10
>
> Greetings,
> P. Di Stolfo
> --
> ////////////////////////////
> http://blog.lysorp.com - Small Windows blog in German language
> ///////////////////////////
>
> "Alan" <Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:4D8A6287-98E1-4ED2-97A8-34F239D5B83C@microsoft.com...
> > Hi everyone...I am desperate. I was trying to set security on my root
> > drive
> > (C drive) so that my guest account would not be able to access my C drive.
> > However, upon restarting into my regular account (which says administrator
> > under it), my media center would not start and I keep getting random error
> > messages (i.e. "Microsoft Feeds Synchronization not responding") So I
> > checked my C drive and it says "Access denied". I tried changing the
> > permissions on the drive back, but access denied. So I went back to User
> > Accounts and I couldn't change anything on my account. I did manage to
> > delete the Guest account, but that's about it. System restore doesn't
> > work
> > either. This really is frustrating me. I apparently don't have
> > administrative access even though my account says my name and then under
> > it
> > Administrator. Please help! I need my computer.
>

I tried the link when I click on advanced, edit, or any of those options with
the windows shield next to them, I get this message "Can't Open Access
Control Editor. Access is denied." Yikes!

Alan

"P. Di Stolfo" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> when exactly does the message which says that you don't have permission turn
> up?
> Please try this first: http://www.lysorp.com/blog/?page_id=10
>
> Greetings,
> P. Di Stolfo
> --
> ////////////////////////////
> http://blog.lysorp.com - Small Windows blog in German language
> ///////////////////////////
>
> "Alan" <Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:4D8A6287-98E1-4ED2-97A8-34F239D5B83C@microsoft.com...
> > Hi everyone...I am desperate. I was trying to set security on my root
> > drive
> > (C drive) so that my guest account would not be able to access my C drive.
> > However, upon restarting into my regular account (which says administrator
> > under it), my media center would not start and I keep getting random error
> > messages (i.e. "Microsoft Feeds Synchronization not responding") So I
> > checked my C drive and it says "Access denied". I tried changing the
> > permissions on the drive back, but access denied. So I went back to User
> > Accounts and I couldn't change anything on my account. I did manage to
> > delete the Guest account, but that's about it. System restore doesn't
> > work
> > either. This really is frustrating me. I apparently don't have
> > administrative access even though my account says my name and then under
> > it
> > Administrator. Please help! I need my computer.
>

Hi Alan,

If you activate the main Administrator Account by following the instructions
in my post 'Activating the built-in main Adminstrator Account' also in this
newsgroup (dated 10/12/2007), you should be able to reset the access
permissions on your drive. Here is a link to the post:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...7-7835dc2a9055

Dwarf



"Alan" wrote:

> Hi everyone...I am desperate. I was trying to set security on my root drive
> (C drive) so that my guest account would not be able to access my C drive.
> However, upon restarting into my regular account (which says administrator
> under it), my media center would not start and I keep getting random error
> messages (i.e. "Microsoft Feeds Synchronization not responding") So I
> checked my C drive and it says "Access denied". I tried changing the
> permissions on the drive back, but access denied. So I went back to User
> Accounts and I couldn't change anything on my account. I did manage to
> delete the Guest account, but that's about it. System restore doesn't work
> either. This really is frustrating me. I apparently don't have
> administrative access even though my account says my name and then under it
> Administrator. Please help! I need my computer.