Hi Guys,
small problem.
I am running XP Pro which has developed a problem and I could not boot.
Anyway I reinstalled onto a spare partition and now have 2 windows installed
(1 OK, 1 corrupt). I had a password on my user account on the old
installation. Now I can see the account through windows\documents and
settings etc. but access is denied because I have created a new OS and user.
I know the password to get in but I don`t know how to find the option. I
cannot boot the OS which is corrupt and last known good, safe mode etc were
no use either. I have files I desperately need but they are locked away.

Any suggestions

Thanks in advance.

Dave

Hi Dave,

You will not be able to load the old profile, but as long as the files were
not encrypted you can access them by taking ownership. Right-click the
folder in question, choose properties. Go to the security tab and click
advanced. You can use the owner tab to take over this folder and its
contents. Details can be found here:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

You may need to disable simple file sharing in the control panel/folder
options/view tab to do this.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Guys,
> small problem.
> I am running XP Pro which has developed a problem and I could not boot.
> Anyway I reinstalled onto a spare partition and now have 2 windows
installed
> (1 OK, 1 corrupt). I had a password on my user account on the old
> installation. Now I can see the account through windows\documents and
> settings etc. but access is denied because I have created a new OS and
user.
> I know the password to get in but I don`t know how to find the option. I
> cannot boot the OS which is corrupt and last known good, safe mode etc
were
> no use either. I have files I desperately need but they are locked away.
>
> Any suggestions
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Dave
>
>

Got it fixed now, thanks for your advice, much appreciated



Dave


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Dave,
>
> You will not be able to load the old profile, but as long as the files
were
> not encrypted you can access them by taking ownership. Right-click the
> folder in question, choose properties. Go to the security tab and click
> advanced. You can use the owner tab to take over this folder and its
> contents. Details can be found here:
>
> HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421]
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
>
> You may need to disable simple file sharing in the control panel/folder
> options/view tab to do this.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi Guys,
> > small problem.
> > I am running XP Pro which has developed a problem and I could not boot.
> > Anyway I reinstalled onto a spare partition and now have 2 windows
> installed
> > (1 OK, 1 corrupt). I had a password on my user account on the old
> > installation. Now I can see the account through windows\documents and
> > settings etc. but access is denied because I have created a new OS and
> user.
> > I know the password to get in but I don`t know how to find the option. I
> > cannot boot the OS which is corrupt and last known good, safe mode etc
> were
> > no use either. I have files I desperately need but they are locked away.
> >
> > Any suggestions
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
>
>