Switching from Vista to XP Home

[Gardy P]

I switched and after the process was completed my XP HOme was there but all
my files and icons were gone.....I have found them in the C drive but cannot
access...any ideas??? Thanks

 

[JS]

Error Message: "Access Is Denied" XP Home:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823306/en-us

Also read this MS KB article about how to take ownership of files.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

There is also a utility named: Unlocker
I have not used it but it has been mentioned a number of times.
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

JS

 

[DL]

You will still have to reinstall your apps