Owner User Account Inaccessible after System restore

[Meepeth]

After doing a system restore (the one that says will save all my files
somehow all my old User Acoounts have become inaccessible and I can'
log in as them. The new default user has been changed to a new name
and I can't access any of my old files kept in the old user'
documents.

On a HP, 2 years old. All the files and programs are intact, but
cannot get to them unless I'm under the original user

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Meepeth,

I believe you're referring to HP's system restore feature, and not the
Windows XP's System Restore. You need to take ownership of those folders.
Login as Administrator from Safe mode (XP Home)

"Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=810881

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP?:
http://www.winxptutor.com/ownership.htm

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

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418


--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
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