Re: Access denied to my files after rebuild

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 04/23/05 

Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 08:08:54 -0500

Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810881

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421 

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"Stu" wrote:
| Had an issue that ended up with me rebuilding XP from scratch on a new disk.  
| The previously names \Documents and Settings\Stu now gives me access denied.  
| It was set to Private (level 1) but I assumed I would be able to get at the 
| files.
| 
| Any thoughts as to how to ammend the security as the OS on that disk is dead 
| so can't boot back to it.  just want to copy them to the new \Stu

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