Mate's computer - Dell, running Win XP. Mate, plus mate's offspring, manages to generate a total shambles. Solution - total factory-level reset. Large amount of personal and business files need to be backed-up. This was done using Roxio's CD burning program and the resultant CD was checked on the machine to ensure that all files were there and accessible. Success!!
Machine was then reset to original factory state using the Dell CD. Insert back-up CD to copy over needed files .... %*!%+^$&..ing Windows Data Protection (or some such) pops up to prevent the backed-up files being accessed!!!
Have tried to read the CD on two other machines and on one running Linux Suse 9.1. The folder is seen but nothing can be accessed.
Any suggestions, please? ... apart from garotting Mr Gates and his software engineers - I can do that myself!!
TIA