My Documents Folder

[Lazaro]

My PC crashed yesterday. I did everything I could with
the repair console. I also booted off my XP CD and tried a
repair installation, nothing worked. I had no choice but
to reinstall Windows. However, I did not reformat, I
reinstalled in the same partition.

Problem is, I want to recover my My Documents folder, and
files I had on my old desktop. I see that in the
Documents and Settings folder, my old name is still there,
but I can't access it. Is there any way around this?
Anything I can use to recover my files?

 

[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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| My PC crashed yesterday. I did everything I could with
| the repair console. I also booted off my XP CD and tried a
| repair installation, nothing worked. I had no choice but
| to reinstall Windows. However, I did not reformat, I
| reinstalled in the same partition.
|
| Problem is, I want to recover my My Documents folder, and
| files I had on my old desktop. I see that in the
| Documents and Settings folder, my old name is still there,
| but I can't access it. Is there any way around this?
| Anything I can use to recover my files?