cant access my documents folder on side-by-side installation

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My original xp install crashed due to corruption, so installed a second
version on the same hard drive but on a different partition. i was hoping
since it worked in the past that i could gain access to my my documents
folder so i could copy those files that i dont keep on my other hard drive. i
learned the hard way nearly 4 times not to keep music on the same drive as
your OS just in case you get corrupted. So, in the end I'm unable to access
my documents through this secondary OS because from what I can see, the my
documents folder doesnt even exist on the other hard drive anymore.
 
See if the following article helps in any way:

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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| My original xp install crashed due to corruption, so installed a second
| version on the same hard drive but on a different partition. i was hoping
| since it worked in the past that i could gain access to my my documents
| folder so i could copy those files that i dont keep on my other hard drive. i
| learned the hard way nearly 4 times not to keep music on the same drive as
| your OS just in case you get corrupted. So, in the end I'm unable to access
| my documents through this secondary OS because from what I can see, the my
| documents folder doesnt even exist on the other hard drive anymore.
 
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