Re: Access 'Private' Folders after a reinstall of XP

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe@mvps.org)
Date: 05/29/02 

From: "Kent W. England [MVP]" <kwe@mvps.org>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 14:12:43 -0700

A user who tried to repair before install! Good for you. Just in case
you need to do so again, I'll repost my recovery instructions in case
there are some options you haven't considered...

There are many recovery options in win XP. The following are in rough
order of precedence, meaning you should try the first ones before you
try later ones.

If your system will boot, try:

1) System Restore: From Start Menu>All Programs>Accessories>System
Tools.

2) System File Checker: From a command prompt, run "sfc /scannow"

3) Driver Roll Back: From Start Menu>(Control Panel)
>Administrative Tools>Device Manager

If your system will NOT boot, try:

1) Last Known Good: From F8 boot, select "Last Known Good Configuration"

Last Known Good should be used when there is a non-bootable state. Once
booted into either Safe Mode or Normal Mode, System Restore can be used
to capture optimal previous state. System Restore cannot be accessed
unless the system is bootable into one of these modes.

2) Recovery Console: From F8 boot, if installed, or CD boot, select the
first repair option. See "How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry" at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q307545 for a
manual process to repair a corrupted registry. Use this approach if LKG
does not work.

3) CD Repair: Boot from CD, select Upgrade, then select Repair.
              Preferences, apps, & settings are preserved.

4) Automated System Recovery capability in XP Pro BackUp:
   see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q302894

If you forgot a password, then

8) Password recovery: From Start Menu>Control Panels>
                      User Accounts: User,
                      "Prevent a forgotten password"

These recovery options are not a substitute for a backup utility to
protect your documents, email files, etc. These recovery options are
only to recover from a bad installation or update, corrupt system file,
bad driver update, or lost/changed passwords. 

--
Kent W. England, MS MVP for Windows XP
(Please respond only in the newsgroup)
Paul Knight <donnaandpaulknight@tds.net> wrote:
> I had a serious crash which disabled XP pro to the extent
> of not being able to perform a repair reinstallation, so
> I had to reinstall from scratch. This has left me unable
> to access a folder which I had previously marked
> as 'Private'. Is there any way for me to regain access to
> the folder or will I have to reformat the drive to regain
> the space.

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