Unlocking locked documents

[Guest]

i had used the "make documents private" to lock my doc. now i had to
reinstall windows cause my hard drive died. i had all my documents on a
second drive so they are all intact. but because it's a fresh install, it
won't allow me intothem by sayin " access denied". what can i do to recover
all my documents? i need them. pls help

 

[Malke]

i had used the "make documents private" to lock my doc. now i had to
reinstall windows cause my hard drive died. i had all my documents on a
second drive so they are all intact. but because it's a fresh install, it
won't allow me intothem by sayin " access denied". what can i do to recover
all my documents? i need them. pls help

You simply need to take ownership of the files.

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

How Do I Get the Security tab in Folder Properties? -
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_security_tab.htm


Malke