Please Help! I want my documents!

[Kralj]

Please help me.
On my computer I had 3 users accounts with passwords. I get some virus and i
was reinstal my windows xp. Now, there is my old folder My Documents on hard
disk but I can not read my files in it because I have no right to view
files. I know my old password. Is there any way that I can reach my files
which i store on previous instalation of windows xp with my old account?
Thank you for help.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Please help me.
On my computer I had 3 users accounts with passwords. I get some virus and
i was reinstal my windows xp. Now, there is my old folder My Documents on
hard disk but I can not read my files in it because I have no right to
view files. I know my old password. Is there any way that I can reach my
files which i store on previous instalation of windows xp with my old
account? Thank you for help.

As long as this isn't XP Pro and you didn't invoke encryption, you just have
to take ownership of the files. Google "take ownership XP".

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

The precise method depends on whether it's XP Home or Pro; if it's home, you
likely need to go to Safe Mode. It's easy and you'll be done in a few
minutes. The password doesn't matter.

If this is XP Pro, and if you *did* invoke encryption on those files or
folders, it's time to get out the diskette with the backup of the account
credentials. The password itself will not help you.

If you don't have that diskette, or a recovery agent, there is no good news.
The data is gone forever.

HTH
-pk

 

[Kralj]

As long as this isn't XP Pro and you didn't invoke encryption, you just
have to take ownership of the files. Google "take ownership XP".

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

The precise method depends on whether it's XP Home or Pro; if it's home,
you likely need to go to Safe Mode. It's easy and you'll be done in a
few minutes. The password doesn't matter.

If this is XP Pro, and if you *did* invoke encryption on those files or
folders, it's time to get out the diskette with the backup of the account
credentials. The password itself will not help you.

If you don't have that diskette, or a recovery agent, there is no good
news. The data is gone forever.

HTH
-pk

Thank you, sir!
It works!
I can see my files now
Thank you very much!