Article ID: 109076
Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q109076
SYMPTOMS
If Windows NT is located on an NTFS partition and all permissions to the
root directory and the subdirectories on that partition for all groups and
users are removed, Windows NT will not be able to reboot properly.
CAUSE
The Everyone group includes all users, including the Administrators. In
NTFS, because denials are applied before the grants of permissions, if you
deny permissions to the Everyone group and it happens to be the only set of
permissions, then in essence, no one, not even the System or Administrator,
has access to the file.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, do the following:
- Start the computer from the Windows NT Setup disk 1.
- Select Repair.
- Use the Emergency Repair Disk to select the Unsecure System Files option
to be able to start Windows NT.
This resets the permissions so that the system can access the files to
start.
After you start Windows NT, take ownership of all files and reset the
permissions so you can access the files.
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