Re: old XP user folders access denied!
From: Taurarian (taurarian_at_REMOVE-CAPS-AND-INVALIDhotmail.com.INVALID)
Date: 10/22/03
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Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 21:08:03 +1000
Hope this link is of assistance to you Dylan
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q308421&
HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
NOTE: You must be logged on to the computer using an account that has
administrative privileges. If you are running Windows XP Home Edition, in
order to have access to the Security tab, you must first start in Safe Mode
and log on with an account that has Administrative rights.
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
"dylan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> HELP! ever since i got win XP pro i have been extremely
> happy with it, recently i had a few Hard Drive problems
> and corrupt windows system files which has never happened
> before. so i did a new install of XP Pro, thinking that
> as with WIN ME, the system files etc will all be freshly
> installed, but my five user accounts will remain. My
> problem is this: at the end of the XP Pro installation, i
> was asked to setup the user accounts, so i simply put in
> the ones i had before, (i'll make it known that my old
> user account had a password on it). when i booted into
> windows via the welcome screen and my username, they were
> all new, blank user accounts, and when i went into the
> C:\document and settings\etc to my old user folder, i
> found that it said "Access Denied", similar to if another
> user tried to access it on the old installation, now, i
> know my password, but i have found no way of getting into
> my old user folder with all of my things in it. i really,
> really need to get back into it somehow. Any help from
> anyone will be VERY MUCH appreciated, thanks - Dylan
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