microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

I may be confusing security policies with descripters but when I set policies
to default it fixed 90% of my problems.Now the only problems I have are a
bunch of access denied errors.A fresh install of windows is not a option as I
have to many important programs ,I do not have setup programs for.My computer
ran 100% before chkdsk FIXED IT for me.Is there anyway to break what chkdsk
fixed.Does chkdsk store a restore for what it changed and if so WHERE and
whats it called.




"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> jake wrote:
> > ok the other day chkdsk ran and destroyed my security settings.It said
> > something on the lines of "security settings invalid restoring
> > settings to default"for every file on my computer.Which left my
> > computer without a task bar,run extremly slow,no access to user
> > accounts,ie not working,and a ton more problems.I then tried
> > restoring numerous times but nothing helped. I then found something
> > online about manually reset security policies to default (exactly
> > what chkdsk said it did)and tried it (secedit /configure /cfg
> > %windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db secsetup.sdb /verbose)
> > which fixed most of the problems but not all.I cant access disk
> > management,cant log in with account that has user rights.And still a
> > ton more.Im just wondering if anyone here has had the same problem
> > and how they fixed it.im running windows xp pro locally. I've also
> > tried to create new admin accounts but they have exactly the same
> > problems as the existing accounts.
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> I think you're confusing Windows security policies with your security
> descriptors - they aren't the same thing. If your hard drive had that many
> errors on it, you may be best off with a new install of XP (if not also a
> new hard drive). Chkdsk didn't "destroy" your settings - it ran because
> there were errors already, and it was trying to fix them.
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> Regular image/clone backups using Acronis or Ghost or similar are a very
> good thing on a standalone systems, note - get an external hard drive & run
> regular backups, and replacing hardware will be very easy. I'm a big fan of
> Acronis - their Home version is inexpensive.
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