How do I access My Documents that were PW protected after re-insta

[Guest]

I upgraded my motherboard and CPU. on first boot, Windows would not start. I
had to Re-install windows, leaving file structure intact. How do i access "My
Documents" that were password protected on the older install. I get the Error
messege "Cannot access these files"

Is there somthing I change in the registry to allow access?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I upgraded my motherboard and CPU. on first boot, Windows would not
start. I had to Re-install windows, leaving file structure intact.
How do i access "My Documents" that were password protected on the
older install. I get the Error messege "Cannot access these files"

Is there somthing I change in the registry to allow access?

Actually - the message is 'Access Denied', correct?

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

Next time, you can try using the exact error message/notification/whatever
pops up to tell you what you cannot do in a Google Search and it should
speed up your solution implementation time. ;-)

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

Read *carefully* - do not just skim the page and start following steps.
There is important information there dependent on the version of Windows XP
you have.