Reinstalled WinXp, now can't access old User Folder

[David Stark]

I had a user that was experiencing problems with Windows XP. I ended up
attempting a reinstall of WinXP over the old one. And, so far, the problems
seem fixed.

However, the previous users (Administrator, All Users, and "The" user), were
all recreated. So what I'd like to be able to do would be to "port" those
settings, etc. over to the new ones so I don't have to reinstall everything.

My biggest problem is that the primary user has ALL of their settings,
documents, email, etc. "locked" in the old User directory.

At the very least, I'd like to be able to "unlock" that directory.

David Stark
Anchorage Alaska
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

I had a user that was experiencing problems with Windows XP. I ended up
attempting a reinstall of WinXP over the old one. And, so far, the problems
seem fixed.

However, the previous users (Administrator, All Users, and "The" user), were
all recreated. So what I'd like to be able to do would be to "port" those
settings, etc. over to the new ones so I don't have to reinstall everything.

My biggest problem is that the primary user has ALL of their settings,
documents, email, etc. "locked" in the old User directory.

At the very least, I'd like to be able to "unlock" that directory.

Hi


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