Access Denied ~ My Documents

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Guest

Can someone help me!.
xp Home edition. My Documents folder was made private, i had to delete and
reinstall xp. I am now unable to gain access to My Docs. How can i gain
access or reset setting.
 
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Guest

Windows XP Home does not allow this ~ cannot take ownership. ant ideas?

Malke said:
Nick said:
Can someone help me!.
xp Home edition. My Documents folder was made private, i had to delete
and reinstall xp. I am now unable to gain access to My Docs. How can i
gain access or reset setting.

Take ownership of the files.

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

Malke
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Malke

Nick said:
Windows XP Home does not allow this ~ cannot take ownership. ant
ideas?

Yes it does. Go into Safe Mode and log into the normally hidden built-in
Administrator account.

Do this by repeatedly tapping the F8 key as the computer is starting up.
This will get you to the right menu. Navigate using your Up arrow key;
the mouse will not work here. Once in Safe Mode, you will see the
normally hidden Administrator account. The default password is a blank.

Also see:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_security_tab.htm

Malke
 

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