Unable to access my old private folder

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Hi all,

Got kind of an annoying problem:

I just reinstalled my computer with Windows XP. The 'My
Documents' folder was located at D:\My Documents; that way
i didn't have to back it up whenever i wanted to format
C:\ or something.

Now after reinstalling Windows and trying to configure my
document back to the old location D:\My Documents i get
the message 'access denied'. Now i remember that i made
this folder private a while ago, while beeing at a LAN
party. I just forgot to undo this after returning home...

Now i also can't remember what computername and workgroup
name i used before reinstalling XP, so i can't return to
the old situation (Same computername, workgroup, username,
etc.)

So does anyone know how to get access back to my dear old
documents?

Many, many thanks in advance.

Björn - Rotterdam, Netherlands

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

See Help and Support and search for "take ownership"

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421


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Hi all,

Got kind of an annoying problem:

I just reinstalled my computer with Windows XP. The 'My
Documents' folder was located at D:\My Documents; that way
i didn't have to back it up whenever i wanted to format
C:\ or something.

Now after reinstalling Windows and trying to configure my
document back to the old location D:\My Documents i get
the message 'access denied'. Now i remember that i made
this folder private a while ago, while beeing at a LAN
party. I just forgot to undo this after returning home...

Now i also can't remember what computername and workgroup
name i used before reinstalling XP, so i can't return to
the old situation (Same computername, workgroup, username,
etc.)

So does anyone know how to get access back to my dear old
documents?

Many, many thanks in advance.

Björn - Rotterdam, Netherlands