[-=jonnyrotten=-]

I have a 2.67 ghz emachine and I used my system restore disk to restore to factory settings from xp pro back to xp home, and it saved everything that was on my system before restoring in a file called 'my backup' it is taking up about 7mb of hd space, and I cannot delete it. I tried logging on in safe mode as ADMINISTRATOR, but it still says that i am denied access to these files. So far I figure that some of the files on there cannot be removed because they are protected by password under my old profile as an administrator. Is there any possible way to remove these files without formatting my pc. -=jonnyrotten=-

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So I just tried to disable simple file sharing so I could have access to the security tab in the properties dialog box of the 'my backup' folder and then take ownership. When I go to tools, folder options, and click the view tab, there is no 'simple file sharing' option at the bottom of the list like in xp pro, is this maybe an option that I have to turn on somewhere else, or does xp home just use simple file sharing? -=jonnyrotten=-

[-=jonnyrotten=-]

So I just tried to disable simple file sharing so I could have access to the security tab in the properties dialog box of the 'my backup' folder and then take ownership. When I go to tools, folder options, and click the view tab, there is no 'simple file sharing' option at the bottom of the list like in xp pro, is this maybe an option that I have to turn on somewhere else, or does xp home just use simple file sharing? -=jonnyrotten=-

[-=jonnyrotten=-]

I would also like to use my local users and groups snap in in the mmc, is that possible with xp home??

[-=jonnyrotten=-]

I would also like to use my local users and groups snap in in the mmc, is that possible with xp home??

Does anyone have any ideas as to what I should do about this??

[-=jonnyrotten=-]

nobody has any thoughts huh? Where could I find out?

[admin]

XP Home doesn't include the file security features of XP Pro, including encrypting and password protecting files and folders. Once you installed Home, the encryption key for those files that can't be removed was lost. It would be very difficult to access those files, but they should be able to be removed. I'll have to look into it when I get a little more time.

Might want to try the KillBox:
http://www.geekstogo...ction=show&id=4

I would also like to use my local users and groups snap in in the mmc, is that possible with xp home??

I'm not sure I understand the question, but again Home is much more limited as far as group policies and other sys admin options.

[-=jonnyrotten=-]

cool thanks,

what i meant by the q was that in the microsoft management console I want to add the snap in "local users and groups" but I don't think it is possible on home ed, Just wonderin if anyone else knew. -=jonnyrotten=-

[admin]

Nope, not in XP Home edition.

[-=jonnyrotten=-]

Ok, so i figured out how to remove those old user profiles from before i restored, here's what i did.

Log on in safe mode and when it asks you which os to start up in pick xp pro (even in xp home it only gives you the xp pro option) because in even if you have xp home, simple file sharing will be removed in safe mode. Log on as any administrative account and go the files you want to remove, and right click them, click the security tab at the top (that you now have because of the temporary removal of simple file sharing) and take ownership of that folder and all of it's subfolders and files. After I did that i logged off and started normally, went to the folder and deleted, it would not let me delete the whole thing, but i could delete all of the folders and files inside the folder, leaving what seemed to be an empty folder. I then tried to delete that folder receiving an access denied message to the file ntuser.pol. Restart log back in, safe mode, log on as the owner of that file and then delete. Done. -=jonnyrotten=-

[-=jonnyrotten=-]

oh, one thing i just remembered, if you have xp pro, you do not have to log on in safe mode, just turn off simple file sharing if that's not done already. -=jonnyrotten=-

[-=jonnyrotten=-]

one more thing, maybe there is a registry hack that will remove simple file sharing from xp home for good.....anyone????

-=jonnyrotten=-

[-=jonnyrotten=-]

Well, i have put an end to all of my xp home problems, i upgraded to xp pro, and i got everything to work properly, very stoked.

-=jonnyrotten=-

[Hemal]

xp pro is def. the way to go