How Can High School Students Bypass Windows XP File Permissions?

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In summary, the conversation is about a high school student who needs help accessing a file on their hard drive in Windows XP Pro. They do not have administrative access and are unable to open or copy the file due to permission restrictions. One solution suggested is to boot with a liveCD, as Windows XP's security is weak. However, this may not work if the file is encrypted.
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HELP Me I need this file! Quick!

Hey I need some help... I am a student in high school and I don't have administrative access. So my prediciment is this: I have a file on the hard drive and XP Pro won't let me access it. It says you cannot access this file you do not have permission. I need this file! But it won't let me copy it or even open it. How can I open/ copy this file!
 
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E-mail the administrator.

o:) :wink:
 
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boot with liveCD and get the file... winXP's security is that weak :biggrin:
 
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fargoth said:
boot with liveCD and get the file... winXP's security is that weak :biggrin:

unless you have encrypted the file :wink:
 

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