get access to user folder on c:

[Guest]

installed a second copy of xp on another partition to get access to first
installs user account to copy some files off before reinstalling os on c,
won't give me access, how to get in??

 

[Shenan Stanley]

installed a second copy of xp on another partition to get access to
first installs user account to copy some files off before
reinstalling os on c, won't give me access, how to get in??

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

How to disable simplified sharing & set permissions
on a shared folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/30787

 

[Notan]

installed a second copy of xp on another partition to get access to first
installs user account to copy some files off before reinstalling os on c,
won't give me access, how to get in??

Huh?

Notan

 

[Guest]

Huh what, you didn't know that was possible?? And you thought all your files
were secure?? ha ha ha, nope.. You gotta lock away the box. Deny physical
access to the drive.