Accessing previously protected files

[Guest]

I had a bunch of old documents in My Documents folder that I copied to
another computer. Then I did a clean installation on the original computer
and copied the documents into the new My Documents folder. However, I can't
access any of my old documents or folders because they were protected. How
can I override the user rights on the old folders?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| I had a bunch of old documents in My Documents folder that I copied to
| another computer. Then I did a clean installation on the original computer
| and copied the documents into the new My Documents folder. However, I can't
| access any of my old documents or folders because they were protected. How
| can I override the user rights on the old folders?