Folder Problems!

[Tom]

I had to reinstall Win XP Pro after I screwed some stuff
up. When I did the reinstall though I didn't format the
hard drive in hopes of not losing anything. Well now
when I login i can see my previous user folder in the
Documents and Settings folder, but when I try to access
it under the admin account it tells me that the access is
denied. Is there anyway around this, I have all my stuff
in there and I'd prefer not to lose it. I'd of done a
backup usually, but seeing as though I couldn't login to
windows I really didn't have a choice. Any help would be
greatly appreciated.

 

[Rob Schneider]

I had to reinstall Win XP Pro after I screwed some stuff
up. When I did the reinstall though I didn't format the
hard drive in hopes of not losing anything. Well now
when I login i can see my previous user folder in the
Documents and Settings folder, but when I try to access
it under the admin account it tells me that the access is
denied. Is there anyway around this, I have all my stuff
in there and I'd prefer not to lose it. I'd of done a
backup usually, but seeing as though I couldn't login to
windows I really didn't have a choice. Any help would be
greatly appreciated.

Could try: with the Admin ID, reset the owner of these older folders
(it's under the Advanced button on the Security Tab on File Properties).