"Which option do you prefer? In your reply you should
also post the result of the following steps:"
I prefer option b, and if that doesn't work then,
later, try option a.
When I typed cmd and pressed enter, the screen opened
with:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
I then typed the next instruction, both with a space
after the > and without a space, as follows: cacls
"c:\Documents and Settings\CWLee" > c:\test.txt In
both cases the next thing that appeared was the opening
line, as shown above and repeated here:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
(I'm guessing I did something wrong here)
When I typed the next command, another screen opened
which said:
c:\Documents and Settings\CWLEE NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:F
(and then on the next line, but about half the way
across the screen
BUILTIN\administrators:F
Again, thanks, and I await your next message. I won't
be back at my computer for 1-2 hours.
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From what you report it appears that there is exactly
one profile folder: "c:\Documents and Settings\CWLee",
and that the registry points at a non-existing folder.
Why it would do so I cannot understand - I've never
seen this phenomenon. You have two options:
a) Modify the registry so that it points at the
correct folder. This is the cleaner solution but since
it involves modifying the registry, it involves a
certain risk at the hands of the inexperienced.
b) Copy the existing profile folder to the folder that
the registry expects. This is more laborious by there
is no risk involved.
Which option do you prefer? In your reply you should
also post the result of the following steps:
- Log on as administrator
- Click Start / Run
- Type the three letters cmd
- Click the OK button
- Type these commands:
cacls "c:\Documents and Settings\CWLee" >
c:\test.txt{Enter}
notepad c:\test.txt{Enter}
Thank you.
(Under Option a) ... "Report the file dates you see."
Four dates shown, as follows:
06/20/2009 07:19p
06/20/2009 07:19p
06/14/2009 03:22p
06/20/2009 07:12p
(Under Option b) ... "Report every folder name
('directory of') that you see."
There were three, each of which started as:
Directory of c:\documents and settings\ and
then differed, with the
ending being:
Administrator
All Users
CWLEE
I believe that is what you wanted.
I really appreciate your continuing to assist me with
this problem.
Thanks again.
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Your original profile folder was "c:\Documents and
Settings\cwlee".
At some stage you acquired a new profile folder,
"c:\Documents and Settings\cwlee\System-3". This is
not unusual although the reasons for it happening
are not entirely clear. You now have two options:
a) Revert to the original profile folder.
b) Resolve the issue you have with the current
profile folder.
Since Option a) may cause your computer to drop back
by several years (considering that you're running
Win2000!), I suggest you follow this option only if
all else fails. Before we drop it altogether, let's
find out when it was last used. Here is how you can
do it:
- Log on as administrator
- Click Start / Run
- Type the three letters cmd
- Click the OK button
- Type this command:
dir /ah "c:\documents and settings\cwlee\nt*.*"
- Press the Enter key.
- Report the file dates you see.
On to Option b): We need to find out if this profile
folder has really disappeared of if it's invisible,
inaccessible or hiding under a different name. Here
is how you do it:
- Log on as administrator
- Click Start / Run
- Type the three letters cmd
- Click the OK button
- Type this command:
dir /ah /s "c:\documents and settings\ntuser.*"
| more
- Press the Enter key.
- Report every folder name ("directory of") that you
see.
message
"When you log on as Administrator, what do you see
when you examine the access permissions to this
folder: C:\Documents and
Settings\cwlee.System-3\Application
Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\?"
Thanks for responding.
First, the address you asked about above, from my
original post, cannot be followed as shown. If the
term in that address "cwlee.System-3" is replaced
with "cwlee" then I can follow the path all the way
to: CryptnetUrlCache. That directory has two
sub-directories, "Content" and "MetaData".
If I right click on CryptnetUrlCache, and then
click either sharing or properties I get a screen
with 3 tabs, labeled: General, Sharing, and
Security. I believe you are asking about the one
named Sharing.
The Sharing tab has "Do not share this folder"
checked, and the rest of the tab has no data.
The General tab has location, size( 172KB), size on
disk(248KB), contains(30 files, 2 folders), and a
creation date (May 4, 2004).
The Security tab, in the upper portion, lists two
items:
Administrators (SYSTEM-3\Administrators)
SYSTEM
In the middle section none of the "permissions"
categories have any checkmarks - no marks in allow,
no marks in deny.
Near the bottom is a statement, which is checked,
saying "Allow inheritable permissions from parent
to propagate to this object.
Above the previous statement there is a button
marked "Advanced" and it says "Additional
permissions are present but not viewable here.
Press Advanced to see them."
When I press Advanced another screen opens, with
three tabs, labeled: Permissions, Auditing, and
Owner.
The Permissions tab has an area near the top which
lists the two items previously shown [SYSTEM and
Administrators (SYSTEM-3\Administrators)], with
headings for Type(key symbol, and the word Allow),
Permission(Full Control), and Apply to(This folder
only).
Near the bottom of that tab is a checked box saying
"Allow inheiritable permissions from parent to
propagate to this object."
There is another box below that one, unchecked,
which says "Reset permissions on all child objects
and enable propagation of inheritable permissions."
The Auditing tab has no entries on most of the
screen, but near the bottom there are two boxes,
similar to the two boxes described immediately
above, with the term "auditing entries" replacing
"permissions."
The third tab, "Owner", says the current owner of
this item is
"Administrators(System-3\Administrators). Below
that statement is an area with the title "Change
owner to". There are two nearly identical listings:
The first has a single head symbol, followed by
"administrator (SYSTEM-3\administrator), and the
second has a double head symbol, followed by
"Administrators (SYSTEM-3\Administrators).
The bottom of the third tab, "Owner", has an
unchecked box saying "Replace owner on
subcontainers and objects."
Whew! I hope that gives you what you were asking
for, and that you are then able to advise me how to
resolve the issue.
Thanks.
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message
(Running 2000-Pro, SP-4, IE-6, classic mode.)
On this computer I have rarely used the
Administrator
account; I have, for years, used a User account.
This
evening I'm unable to access it. When I'm asked
for my user
name and password, and I enter them correctly, I
get two
error messages. The first one counts down for 30
seconds or
so, and is then replaced by the second one which
also counts
down for 30 seconds, and then disappears. Here
are the two
error messages
Error message #1:
Windows cannot copy file C:\Documents and
Settings\Default
User\Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\
to
location C:\Documents and
Settings\cwlee.System-3\Application
Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\. Contact your
network
administrator.
DETAIL - Access is denied.
Error message #2:
Windows cannot log you on because the profile
cannot be
loaded. Contact your network administrator.
DETAIL - Access is denied.
Suggestions to resolve this problem appreciated.
When you log on as Administrator, what do you see
when you examine the access permissions to this
folder: C:\Documents and
Settings\cwlee.System-3\Application
Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\?
