Boot error: ACLs floppy.sys are not proper Jehu 6/15/2007 4:38:01 PM Hi I have a boot error that Startup repair can't fix... ---------------- Root cause found: ACLs on file C:\windows\system32\drivers\[]floppy.sys are not proper. Old value = 0x0 Repair action: Access Control Repair Result Failed. Error code = 0x2 ---------------- Weird thing is, []floppy.sys where "[]" = square tab character..in command prompt it appears as ?floppy.sys Any suggesstions?

RE: Boot error: ACLs floppy.sys are not proper Jehu 6/15/2007 4:50:00 PM This is Vista Ultimate upgrade.

RE: Boot error: ACLs floppy.sys are not proper Darrellg[ at ]online.microsoft.com ("Darrell Gorter[MSFT]") 6/18/2007 1:46:02 AM Hello Can you attempt to rename the file to sfloppy.sys? I think the character [] or ? is causing the issue with properly resetting the acls From an elevated cmd prompt: try ren ?floppy.sys sfloppy.sys Thanks, Darrell Gorter[MSFT] This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights -------------------- |> Thread-Topic: Boot error: ACLs floppy.sys are not proper |> thread-index: Aceva4nqc/FXk0DbQFWTAZz7hfdYkA== |> X-WBNR-Posting-Host: 65.118.148.132 |> From: =?Utf-8?B?SmVodQ==?= <Jehu[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> |> Subject: Boot error: ACLs floppy.sys are not proper |> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:38:01 -0700 |> Lines: 17 |> Message-ID: <86C6ACA0-66DF-48B3-9B56-730ACA6BC39D[ at ]microsoft.com> |> MIME-Version: 1.0 |> Content-Type: text/plain; |> charset="Utf-8" |> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit |> X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 |> Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message |> Importance: normal |> Priority: normal |> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.2826 |> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |> Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl |> Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup:19788 |> NNTP-Posting-Host: tk2msftibfm01.phx.gbl 10.40.244.149 |> X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |> |> Hi |> |> I have a boot error that Startup repair can't fix... |> |> ---------------- |> Root cause found: |> ACLs on file C:\windows\system32\drivers\[]floppy.sys are not proper. Old |> value = 0x0 |> |> Repair action: Access Control Repair |> Result Failed. Error code = 0x2 |> ---------------- |> |> Weird thing is, []floppy.sys where "[]" = square tab character..in command |> prompt it appears as ?floppy.sys |> |> Any suggesstions? |>