Just A Question....
Troy
troyscott at live.fr
Thu Aug 23 02:08:08 UTC 2012
Fedora reads NTFS file systems just fine. I would also try as Larry
suggests and run these .exe under Wine.
On Wednesday, August 22, 2012 09:57:52 PM Eddie G. O'Connor Jr.
wrote:
> On 08/22/2012 09:46 PM, Troy wrote:
> > This could be a simple permissions issue. Have you tried logging
in as
> > root and using your file manager to change ownership of the files?
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wednesday, August 22, 2012 09:01:52 PM Eddie G. O'Connor
Jr.
> >
> > wrote:
> >> I'm trying to "open" some files that have been mysteriously
"locked"
> >
> > by
> >
> >> a WD Hard Drive. It was created and formatted by Windows, but
I'm
> >
> > trying
> >
> >> to use Fedora to open them, can anyone give me some
pointers on
> >
> > this?
> >
> >> I've tried the partitioning this drive and nothing on this system
works
> >> for it. I need help badly because the files on this drive are
> >> crucial....HELP!
> >>
> >>
> >> Gateway T6321 Laptop
> >> Intel Pentium Dual CPU T-2390
> >> Fedora 17
> >> Kernel 3.5.2
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks In Advance!!
> >>
> >>
> >> EGO II
>
> OK so first off...this drive was "created" and used on a Windows XP/7
> computer...which I have neither of so I can only assume they're
NTFS
> files. When I say they're locked, all the data is "missing" or "hidden"
> by something called "WD SmartWare"...there's nothing visible on the
> drive but some folders with user manuals in various languages, and
three
> ".exe" files...the SmartWare one....another called "Virtual CD
> Manager.exe"..and finally one ominously called "Unlocker.exe" I've
tried
> to access any and all of them to no avail....
>
>
> EGO II
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