Need Help

[Guest]

I had partitioned my drive into C and D drives
Along time later..
I had to reformat my computer due to an error with the log in process
My documents were on the D drive and set for the main account to only have access to them
After reformatting I kept the same name for the main account
But I can't access the My Documents folder on the d drive
It keeps saying that access is denied

Anyone know how I can fix this?

 

[roger]

Hi,

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

In XP Home you need to boot in safe mode, in Xp Pro, go to Folder
Options, view tab and disable simple file sharing.

Good luck

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

You need to take ownership of them. Right-click the folder, select
properties. Go to the security tab and click advanced. You can take control
of the folders on the owner tab. For the security tab to appear in a WinXP
Pro system, you must disable simple file sharing in the control panel/folder
options/view tab. For a WinXP Home system, you must restart in safe mode and
logon as administrator. More details here:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

An additional note for WinXP Pro users: This procedure will not help you
recover data if the files are encrypted. All you will be able to do is
delete them. To recover encrypted files you will need the original
encryption certificate or a Recovery Agent from the installation under which
they were encrypted. Without one of these, the files are not recoverable.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Guest]

It you had encrypted the documents,you will be not able to access them.