Re: Access denied, please help:

From: Kent W. England [MVP] (kwe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/16/03 

Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 22:14:40 -0700

Read in Help and Support Center for how to "take ownership" of folders.
Once you take ownership of your orphaned My Documents folder in your new
account, all will be well. 

-- 
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
"Antonio R." <aroh2003@hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:03cc01c333c3$239ff270$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi everybody:
>
> I installed some software in my computer an it crashed
> it. So I have to format it and install windows again.
>
> My problem is that I had "My Documents" folder in E:\My
> Documents and not in the C:\ disk, so I thought that my
> files were safe becasue I only formated the C:\ disk.
>
> Well, now each time I try to open "My Documents" folder I
> get the following message:
>
> **********************************
>
> E:\My Documents is not accessible.
>
> Access is denied.
>
> **********************************
>
> Please, can anyone tell me what can I do? I have all my
> files there. Everything. I really need help here
> PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> TIA
>
> Antonio R.
>

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