WINDOWS XP user account

My windowx xp file system was corrupted, as a result,
windows does not boot anymore, i tried repairing the
operating system but it did not worked. So i decided to
install a fresh copy of the operating system on a new
directory. The new installation is working ok but the
problem is i cannot access my old user account folder. The
message "access denied" appears. How can I access my old
user account folder?
Thanks

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421
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


"Dave" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My windowx xp file system was corrupted, as a result,
> windows does not boot anymore, i tried repairing the
> operating system but it did not worked. So i decided to
> install a fresh copy of the operating system on a new
> directory. The new installation is working ok but the
> problem is i cannot access my old user account folder. The
> message "access denied" appears. How can I access my old
> user account folder?
> Thanks
>