Directory Access of Admin. user account

[Dennis]

Hi all,

My Windows XP Prof. got corrupt recently & i had an
adiministrator account with a password in it.So I
installed a new copy of windows xp on another folder. The
user directories of the previous windows installation is
still there. But when i try to open the directory of the
administrator account(Dennis G), which held a great
deal of important files in its
\documents and settings\Dennis g\documents folder.
I have administrator privileges in the new windows
installation too but I cannot get back into that folder,
I get an access denied
error.

Is there anything I can do to recover those files?

Thanks a million for any help

Dennis

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

This article describes how to take ownership of a file or folder
to which you have been denied access:

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Hi all,
|
| My Windows XP Prof. got corrupt recently & i had an
| adiministrator account with a password in it.So I
| installed a new copy of windows xp on another folder. The
| user directories of the previous windows installation is
| still there. But when i try to open the directory of the
| administrator account(Dennis G), which held a great
| deal of important files in its
| \documents and settings\Dennis g\documents folder.
| I have administrator privileges in the new windows
| installation too but I cannot get back into that folder,
| I get an access denied
| error.
|
| Is there anything I can do to recover those files?
|
| Thanks a million for any help
|
| Dennis