URGENT ==> XP PERMISSIONS PROBLEM

From: Roro (roham_at_novus-tele.net)
Date: 09/20/03 

Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 19:44:37 -0700

hello,

i recently had a few problems with my pre-loaded XP Home system, so i was
forced to re-install windows. I decided to reinstall Windows XP Pro on top
of the Home edition, and i instructed the Setup program to overwrite the
current instalation, which it did for the most part.

However (and this is a good thing), it left my "users" intact: the My
Documents folder, etc. The ''new'' users i created in setup had a suffix
attached to them, with the name of the comp...anyway thats not important.

I had some emails in Outlook Express, which would be saved in the
"Application Data" folder in the "Documents and Settings" folder, correct?
yes. well, i had forgotten to back these up...but now i want them. Problem
is, i had instructed the PREVIOUS xp installation to make these folders
"private", and now i cant access them: "...is not accessible Access is
Denied". I wanted to know wether there was a way to get past this and get my
files out..i AM of course, the Administrator of this computer...

thanks,

Roham
roham@novus-tele.net

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