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I have a very peculiar problem. I had windows XP home installed and
somehow the OS became corrupted and i could not login to my computer
because the keyboard was not responding.

I used the OS installation CD to try and repair it. While doing this
the computer froze and i had no option but to shut it down. Due to this
the whole OS was corrupted.

Finally i installed another copy of the same OS on the same partition.
This OS boots and works fine, but i cannot access the "my documents"
folder from the previous installation.

Can someone help me with this problem???? I would really appreciate it
if someone could help...
 
I have a very peculiar problem. I had windows XP home installed and
somehow the OS became corrupted and i could not login to my computer
because the keyboard was not responding.

I used the OS installation CD to try and repair it. While doing this
the computer froze and i had no option but to shut it down. Due to this
the whole OS was corrupted.

Finally i installed another copy of the same OS on the same partition.
This OS boots and works fine, but i cannot access the "my documents"
folder from the previous installation.

Can someone help me with this problem???? I would really appreciate it
if someone could help...
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When you repaired XP, your username received a new SID which makes you a
different user.

Refer to the article in Help & Support "How to take ownership of files and
folders".

Jim
 
(e-mail address removed),
I have a very peculiar problem. I had windows XP home
installed and somehow the OS became corrupted and i could
not login to my computer because the keyboard was not
responding.

I used the OS installation CD to try and repair it. While
doing this the computer froze and i had no option but to
shut it down. Due to this the whole OS was corrupted.

Finally i installed another copy of the same OS on the same
partition. This OS boots and works fine, but i cannot access
the "my documents" folder from the previous installation.

Can someone help me with this problem???? I would really
appreciate it if someone could help...
Click to expand...

You need to take ownership of the files. Take a look at these
articles for more info:

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/kb/810881

Note: Since you're running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition,
you
must start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an
account that has Administrative rights to have access to the
Security tab. To start in Safe Mode, reboot your computer and
start tapping the F8 key as soon as you see anything displayed
on the screen. Keep hitting F8 until the Advanced Startup
Options menu appears. Use the up and down arrow keys on your
keyboard to select Safe Mode. Hit Enter.

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
I have a very peculiar problem. I had windows XP home installed and
somehow the OS became corrupted and i could not login to my computer
because the keyboard was not responding.

I used the OS installation CD to try and repair it. While doing this
the computer froze and i had no option but to shut it down. Due to this
the whole OS was corrupted.

Finally i installed another copy of the same OS on the same partition.
This OS boots and works fine, but i cannot access the "my documents"
folder from the previous installation.

Can someone help me with this problem???? I would really appreciate it
if someone could help...
Click to expand...

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
Article ID : 308421
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=308421

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 
Just take ownership of files :
Start > Run
hh ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\aclui.chm::/acl_take_ownership.htm
 
That would be fine if the OP had posted that he was running XP
Professional Edition. If he had, I never would have responded
since Jim's answer would have led him to that article in Help
and Support.

Following your advice,

Start > Run
hh ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\aclui.chm::/acl_take_ownership.htm

will only result in an error message in Windows XP Home
Edition.

Nepatsfan


%[email protected],
Ayush said:
Just take ownership of files :
Start > Run
hh ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\aclui.chm::/acl_take_ownership.htm

--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]
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I have a very peculiar problem. I had windows XP home
installed and somehow the OS became corrupted and i could
not login to my computer because the keyboard was not
responding. I used the OS installation CD to try and repair
it. While
doing this the computer froze and i had no option but to
shut it down. Due to this the whole OS was corrupted.

Finally i installed another copy of the same OS on the same
partition. This OS boots and works fine, but i cannot
access the "my documents" folder from the previous
installation. Can someone help me with this problem???? I
would really
appreciate it if someone could help...
Click to expand...
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Thanks for the info. I didn't know that.

--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]
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Search - www.Google.com | Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org
Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
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Replid to [Nepatsfan]s message :
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That would be fine if the OP had posted that he was running XP
Professional Edition. If he had, I never would have responded
since Jim's answer would have led him to that article in Help
and Support.

Following your advice,

Start > Run
hh ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\aclui.chm::/acl_take_ownership.htm

will only result in an error message in Windows XP Home
Edition.

Nepatsfan


%[email protected],
Ayush said:
Just take ownership of files :
Start > Run
hh ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\aclui.chm::/acl_take_ownership.htm

--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]
-------------
Search - www.Google.com | Wikipedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org Snip your long urls -
http://snipurl.com/ -------------


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I have a very peculiar problem. I had windows XP home
installed and somehow the OS became corrupted and i could
not login to my computer because the keyboard was not
responding. I used the OS installation CD to try and repair
it. While
doing this the computer froze and i had no option but to
shut it down. Due to this the whole OS was corrupted.

Finally i installed another copy of the same OS on the same
partition. This OS boots and works fine, but i cannot
access the "my documents" folder from the previous
installation. Can someone help me with this problem???? I
would really
appreciate it if someone could help...
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