Account access after XP instalation

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Joao Leitao

All,
After some problemas I've reinstall the XP-Pro in my PC.
After the instalation new user accounts have be created
but I've no access to my old accounts that have password
protection.
The "old" user accounts are not deleted from the disk but
any access is denied. Any suggestion to recover the
information from this folders?

Thanks,
João
 
Hi,

You need to take ownership of them. Right-click the folder, select
properties. Go to the security tab and click advanced. You can take control
of the folders on the owner tab. For the security tab to appear in a WinXP
Pro system, you must disable simple file sharing in the control panel/folder
options/view tab. For a WinXP Home system, you must restart in safe mode and
logon as administrator. More details here:

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

An additional note for WinXP Pro users: This procedure will not help you
recover data if the files are encrypted. All you will be able to do is
delete them. To recover encrypted files you will need the original
encryption certificate or a Recovery Agent from the installation under which
they were encrypted. Without one of these, the files are not recoverable.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

All,
After some problemas I've reinstall the XP-Pro in my PC.
After the instalation new user accounts have be created
but I've no access to my old accounts that have password
protection.
The "old" user accounts are not deleted from the disk but
any access is denied. Any suggestion to recover the
information from this folders?

Thanks,
João
 
Joao said:
All,
After some problemas I've reinstall the XP-Pro in my PC.
After the instalation new user accounts have be created
but I've no access to my old accounts that have password
protection.
The "old" user accounts are not deleted from the disk but
any access is denied. Any suggestion to recover the
information from this folders?
Click to expand...
You need to take ownership of the files and folders:

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

Or look in XP's Help & Support for "take ownership".

Malke
 
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