Need help

[minmiester]

Hey all

Not sure if this is the right topic heading for this, but I need some major help.

Recently, my XP Pro corrupted, and I had to reinstall the whole system (it wouldn't repair either). On the old setup, my user account was password protected. As I purposely did not reformat my HDD before reinstallation (because I needed to reach these files), those files are still there in the documents and settings folder, but I cannot access them. Can anybody help me get access to such a folder?

Thanks

Min

 

[Iceman]

Moved to applications: Iceman

 

[mafiafromrussia]

by not being able to access them what do you mean? and what kind of files you want from there btw?

 

[Zedric]

Welcome to XP-erience.org!

I don't really know if this will work, but I'd try to log in as "Administrator" and see if this account can access the files or change the permissions of the folder.

 

[Nick M]

Since you made a new install, and you did not delete your old windows directory, which should have all your old files; I would log on as Admin and do the following:

Go to My computer, the drive that you put windows on that had your files; open it, and search through the folders.

What could make this a little easier; go to File Search, make sure it's on search all, and enter a name of an old fine that you " lost ".
If it finds it, it will show the directory it's in. Viola! You found a lost subfolder. After that everything should be easier.

 

[minmiester]

Hi all

I've tried all the suggestions already mentioned, and I still cannot access the files. I know where they are, I can "see" the folder, but if i try to open it, move it, cut it, copy it, anything it, it says "access denied".

The files I need are uni assignments and stuff, my end of year exams are 2 weeks away, so I'm getting desperate and stressed out about it.

If anybody has any other suggestions _PLEASE_ reply to this thread or contact me by email, I _really_ need to get into that folder.

MinMiester

 

[gonaads]

Did you Log on as Administrator, "Right Click" the Folder and go into the "Properties" --> "Security" and change the "Permissions"???

Was/is this Folder Encrypted???


BTW... I edited the Title of this Thread, so maybe more members will check it out and maybe post ideas that may help.