Access to old protected NTFS directories after a windows re-installation

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Kivu Nkezabera

Hi!
I re-installed my Windows XP, and now I can't access to my
old NTFS directory (Documents and Settings/<User>. I have
an "Access denied" message.
I created exaclty the same user with the same password.
What can I do to access to these datas?
Thanks
 
Kivu said:
Hi!
I re-installed my Windows XP, and now I can't access to my
old NTFS directory (Documents and Settings/<User>. I have
an "Access denied" message.
I created exaclty the same user with the same password.
What can I do to access to these datas?
Thanks
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Hi

Even if you create a user with the same name and password, it is still
not the same user (it has another Security ID, SID).

This should fix your problem:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421
 
Thanks a lot, it's working

Kivu
-----Original Message-----

Hi

Even if you create a user with the same name and password, it is still
not the same user (it has another Security ID, SID).

This should fix your problem:

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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