Re: User Account woes

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox@mvps.org)
Date: 03/15/03 

From: "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 21:49:39 -0500

You need to locate the files/folders that you need to access, right click
and select Properties. Go to the Security tab. Click the Advanced button
and go to the Owner tab. Change the "owner" to your current account and
click OK.

The KB article I included at the end of my original response has all this
information. 

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"Bruce Garlock" <bgarloga@charter.net> wrote in message
news:e2gxqFp6CHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I am using XP Home.  What do I do 'after' I have logged in in Safe Mode as
> Administrator?
>
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:eoyTQ6c6CHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > You don't say if you're running XP Pro or Home. If Pro, press
CTRL-ALT-DEL
> > twice at the Welcome Screen (with no users logged on) to get the older
> style
> > logon. Enter Administrator and any password that you may have set.   For
> XP
> > Home, you'll have to boot the computer into Safe Mode to log in on the
> > built-in Administrator account.
> >
> > Also, you'll want to read:
> >
> > HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421
> >
> >
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> > Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> > Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> > http://www.dougknox.com
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> >
> > "Bruce Garlock" <bgarloga@charter.net> wrote in message
> > news:08bc01c2e9ca$bd5d5030$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > > After purchasing my new Gateway with XP, I loaded up most
> > > of the software that I had been using on my old
> > > computer.  I used Intellimover to transfer settings,
> > > files, documents, data...etc... over to my new computer.
> > >
> > > After what I considered the most important part of
> > > setting up the computer I then decided to begin
> > > navigating the "user" profiles and set up one for each of
> > > the likely computer users in my household.  I even set up
> > > one for myself (Bruce, with administrative privileges).
> > >
> > > Next I stumbled into what seems to me like a very
> > > confusing jungle.  My desktop was gone.  My software that
> > > I had alread installed began prompting me for startup
> > > disks as though it hadn't yet been installed on the
> > > computer.  My address book is inaccesable.  I had an
> > > address book on the old computer that was part of Corel
> > > Word Perfect Suite 8, but I had, a short time ago,
> > > migrated it into my Outlook environment.  Now, from the
> > > new computer I can't seem to configure, find, or use any
> > > address book.  I can't really believe it is gone, but how
> > > do I recover it?
> > >
> > > Also, before I setup multiple users, and while I was
> > > the "administrator" I tried to "make private" one
> > > particular folder, so that others might not view it.
> > > Now, after becoming user "Bruce" with administrative
> > > priveleges I too am blocked from access to this folder.
> > > Is there anything I can do?  Do I have to delete all the
> > > secondary users, including myself to regain control over
> > > my computer?
> > >
> > > I have numerous other issues, but I will quit rambling
> > > and hope that someone can offer me some suggestions.
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Bruce
> >
> >
>
>