reinstall windows xp

[Guest]

Hi, I have reinstalled windows xp pro, but I cant seem to find my old files
on my computer, it shows that are 5GB of stuff but i cant seem to find
them.....
Thanks
Sam

 

[Mike Hall]

What old files? music, pictures, text, video?.. have you tried searching
using file extensions?..

 

[Guest]

They are pictures and text files, I did search for them but i cant find them.
When i check the hard disk space it says that 7GB is used out of 20GB, but
when i click all the directores on my hard drive it says 2GB, so where is the
5GB went??

 

[Michael Stevens]

They are pictures and text files, I did search for them but i cant
find them. When i check the hard disk space it says that 7GB is used
out of 20GB, but when i click all the directores on my hard drive it
says 2GB, so where is the 5GB went??

If you did a reinstall, then the Windows and Files and Settings Folders were
replaced and all that was in the folders are lost. If you elected to do a
repair install, try taking ownership. Sounds like you did the reinstall
though.
HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421