Retrieving the docs from previous my documents folder

[Shakir]

Hello All,
I had a problem wth my pc and had to restore in non destructive mode. When
the computer came back on I shouldn't have lost any data which was installed
previously. But unfortunetly I had, and now facing the problem of retrieving
all the files in My documents and it would not let me open my previous
folders despite its all their when I checked in the property of Mydocumnts.
can some one pls help how to retrieve all the old docs and folders.

Cheers
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

Hello All,
I had a problem wth my pc and had to restore in non destructive mode.
When the computer came back on I shouldn't have lost any data which
was installed previously. But unfortunetly I had, and now facing the
problem of retrieving all the files in My documents and it would not
let me open my previous folders despite its all their when I checked
in the property of Mydocumnts. can some one pls help how to retrieve
all the old docs and folders.

Cheers
(e-mail address removed)

You need to take ownership of the folder and files. Go to help and Support
and look for "Taking Ownership of a file"

HTH

 

[Shakir]

thanks gordon for this but unfortunrtly i can not do this
in my xp it say in the help menu that this is not
available to me i wonder why?

 

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

thanks gordon for this but unfortunrtly i can not do this
in my xp it say in the help menu that this is not
available to me i wonder why?

Do you have Administrator Rights?

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

You cannot password protect individual folders in XP. You restrict access by
assigning permissions to drives, folders and files.

To do this, you must be running NTFS as your file system on the drive in
question. If your hard disk/partition is not NTFS you will need to convert
it. To do this, open a Command Prompt window and enter the following
command:

CONVERT X: /FS:NTFS

Where X: is the drive letter you wish to convert. You may also want to see
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm to ensure that you're getting the optimal
conversion.

After this step is completed and you've rebooted the computer, if necessary:

XP PRO: In Windows Explorer, go to Tools, Folder Options, View and uncheck
Use Simple File Sharing. Now, when you right click on a drive, folder or
file (on an NTFS partition) and select Properties, you'll see a Security
tab. Here you can assign or deny permissions based on user name or user
group membership.

XP Home: By default, you can only make files and folders under My Documents
"private". This is done by right clicking a folder or file and selecting
Properties, Sharing. To change the permissions on other folders, you need
to boot the computer to Safe Mode and log in on the built in Administrator
account. In this mode, you'll see the Security tab in Properties, and you
can assign permissions based on user name or group membership.

How Do I Get the Security Tab in Properties - XP Home (makes the Security
tab appear outside of Safe Mode)
http://www.dougknox.com, Win XP Tips section

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and
Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308419

HOW TO: Disable Simplified Sharing and Password-Protect a Shared Folder in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;307874