Re: Cannot Access the Private Folder after ReInstalling Windows XP Home Edition
From: Mike (midwestmike4@hotmail.com)
Date: 05/08/02
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From: "Mike" <midwestmike4@hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 11:12:29 +0900
Doug,
THANK YOU!!!!!!!
This worked perfectly, AND .....you were faster than the Microsoft Support
line.
Thanks a million!!!
Mike
"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:ulGMmxi9BHA.1692@tkmsftngp05...
See Help and Support and search for "take ownership"
HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP (Q308421)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q308421
-- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/9x Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Associate Expert ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone -------------------------------- The newest resource for Windows XP!! Windows XP From A-Z http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "Mike" <midwestmike4@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:uCRDALi9BHA.2092@tkmsftngp05... > My system became corrupted in the process of repartitioning on the fly with > a third party partitioning program. I thought my only chance of saving my > data (...yes I know ALWAYS backup data...I should know better), was to > reintall Windows XP (without formatting). > > After Reinstalling Windows XP, my data is still there, I have access to all > the data in normal folders on the root directory, etc.. My problem is, most > of my critical data was in in my Documents Folder, in my profile, under > Documents and Settings. This folder was set as "private." Reinstalling > Windows XP did not keep my user accounts, even though it did not remove the > folders with the files. Since I can not log on as one of the previous > users, I can not "log on" to that previous account, and thus access the > private folders. > > Does anyone know how I can access my private folders again. .....I've > really learned my lesson about data backup this time! > >
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