How to...
restore the default permissions to the Windows 2000 File/directory structure; or reset directory rights back to their defaults.
For Windows 2000 you should perform the following:
- Start MMC.EXE
- From the Console menu select Add/Remove snap-in
- Add the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in
- Click Close then OK
- Right click on the Security Configuration and Analysis root and select Open database
- Enter a new database name and click OK
- Select the 'basicwk.inf' template and click OK
- Right click on the node again and select 'Configure Computer now'
To restore group policy to installation defaults, download the Windows 2000 Default Policy Restore Tool.
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