Accessing folder from an earlier insatallation of WINXP

G

Guest

Dear All
I recently installed rather re installed winxp pro sp2. I had it installed
earlier as well. I did not update it. I installed it from CD by booting from
it and also did not run the new installation from windows. What happened that
I lost all my previous installations of other software. That is not much of a
problem, As I have and can re-install them again as well. however, I have
lost some of my pics, favourites etc. They are probably present in a folder
within the C:/Documents and Settings Directory under the name of my previous
installation user id. however I am unable to open that folder. Can some one
help me how to open that folder? or more important how to get hold of my pics
from the previous installation and my favourites? I had not deleted any thing.
Thank you
 
R

Rock

Ijaz said:
Dear All
I recently installed rather re installed winxp pro sp2. I had it installed
earlier as well. I did not update it. I installed it from CD by booting from
it and also did not run the new installation from windows. What happened that
I lost all my previous installations of other software. That is not much of a
problem, As I have and can re-install them again as well. however, I have
lost some of my pics, favourites etc. They are probably present in a folder
within the C:/Documents and Settings Directory under the name of my previous
installation user id. however I am unable to open that folder. Can some one
help me how to open that folder? or more important how to get hold of my pics
from the previous installation and my favourites? I had not deleted any thing.
Thank you
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HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421
 
W

Wesley Vogel

Hey, Rock, yours is shorter then mine.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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