Lost all files in My Documents when Administrator password was rem

[Guest]

Does anyone know why all files in My Docs would be removed when the Admin
password is removed? When I try to open the folder I get an error message.
and placing the mouse on the folder shows 0 files.

Is there anyway to get the files back? The drive has been changed to a
secondary hard drive on the PC so nothing is getting added or removed.

 

[Nepatsfan]

Does anyone know why all files in My Docs would be removed
when the Admin password is removed? When I try to open the
folder I get an error message. and placing the mouse on the
folder shows 0 files.

Is there anyway to get the files back? The drive has been
changed to a secondary hard drive on the PC so nothing is
getting added or removed.

Were any of these files encrypted using XP's EFS? If not, you
might want to try taking ownership of the files. Take a look
here for the procedure:

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

"Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810881

Good luck

Nepatsfan