Reinstalling XP Home over XP Pro...

[Anil P]

Hi everyone,
I had WinXP Pro and was running well for my home use before I upgraded to
WinXP Pro.
But that was not running well and I decided to reinstall XP Home.
When reinstalling Home,I installed as a New Installation from Win Set Up
CD.I forgot to back up my earlier data files,My Documents folders whch were
password protected.
Now I can not retrieve my old files.Some folders/files are shown but Access
is denied.
Please can anyone suggest/help me to recover my data?
Thanks a lot.
ANIL P

 

[roger]

Hi Anil P,

Hi everyone,
I had WinXP Pro and was running well for my home use before I upgraded to
WinXP Pro.
But that was not running well and I decided to reinstall XP Home.
When reinstalling Home,I installed as a New Installation from Win Set Up
CD.I forgot to back up my earlier data files,My Documents folders whch were
password protected.
Now I can not retrieve my old files.Some folders/files are shown but Access
is denied.
Please can anyone suggest/help me to recover my data?
Thanks a lot.
ANIL P

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

For this to work you must log in in safe mode if running XP Home.
If running XP Professional, go to Windows Explorer > Folder Options >
View Tab and uncheck 'simple file sharing.'

HTH