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May 4th, 2001, 03:36 PM
#1
win2k repair install won't let me add new hardware
Hi -
I just had a situation where my installation of win2k pro got "messed" up. I lost some of the key files like ntldr, ntdetect.com, and others. Somehow, at the same time, permissions got messed up, too. After I used the original CD to do a Repair on my installation, it won't let me install new hardware. It just says "Access is Denied" after I do the Add new hardware wizard. I log in as the administrator, and my user level is set as administrator with full priveledges, but I can't add anything.
If this makes a difference, in order to access my hard drive at all after my crash, I had to put it in another win2k machine and force the hard drive to give me full permissions. I can read and write files now, and I can remove hardware, but I can't seem to add new hardware.
Anybody have any clues?
Noah
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May 5th, 2001, 03:21 PM
#2
Three words - I'm a Dumbass.
When I forced full control on the hard drive, I just assumed that it would automatically propogate to all folders on the hard drive. Of course, there's this little check box that's unique to every folder called "allow inheritable permissions to propogate from parent".
In short, I just didn't have permission for such folders as \winnt and \winnt\system32. These can be slightly important for adding new hardware.
Me == Dumbass
Noah
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May 5th, 2001, 05:00 PM
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Senior Member
Originally posted by Noah Miller:
Three words - I'm a Dumbass.
actually it's four words...
I'm = I am
don't worry - it can happen to the best...
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May 6th, 2001, 03:52 PM
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