I Goofed!

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This is a little hard to explain, but here goes! I have Windows XP Home
Edition. In Windows Explore I accidently moved a folder into another folder
that is protected by the operating system! When I try to move the folder back
to where it was originally, it gives me a message of “Access Denied.†My
question is: Can someone please give me a step by step way of getting this
folder back to where it belongs? I would appreciate it immensely.
GusGus
 
This is a little hard to explain, but here goes! I have Windows XP Home
Edition. In Windows Explore I accidently moved a folder into another folder
that is protected by the operating system! When I try to move the folder back
to where it was originally, it gives me a message of "Access Denied." My
question is: Can someone please give me a step by step way of getting this
folder back to where it belongs? I would appreciate it immensely.
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I'm sure that you would.

What's the folder that you moved?

What's the folder that you moved it TO?
 
GusGus said:
This is a little hard to explain, but here goes! I have Windows XP Home
Edition. In Windows Explore I accidently moved a folder into another folder
that is protected by the operating system! When I try to move the folder back
to where it was originally, it gives me a message of “Access Denied.†My
question is: Can someone please give me a step by step way of getting this
folder back to where it belongs? I would appreciate it immensely.
GusGus
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Either System Restore to before the moving of the Folder, or taking the
ownership to that folder, if it possible of course.
How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
 
I tried System Restore and I received this message: Restoration Incomplete.
Your computer could not be restored to.......... Is there a repair for this?
GusGus
 
GusGus was half right and half wrong. "System Restore" won't
restore user files but his other recipe, seizing ownership of the
problem folder, will most likely fix your problem. Click Start /
Help, then look for help on Ownership to see how it's done.
 
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