user account access..

[Guest]

The other day i had to do a system recovery because my computer wouldnt start up, i had 3 accounts on the computer prior to this, afterwards all the accounts were obviously gone from the welcome screen. The first account (no passward, no privacy) was remade under the same name, the desktop background and icons were all back to original format and what not, but i still have all my files from my documents on the hard drive --c/program files/document and settings, under which all of the original accounts folders were there ( i didnt know as of this point), so i tried to retrieve my 2nd account, when i did this i made a new account just like before, used the same name and it even autmatically had the same icon (personal one not default) , but the desktop was all different and i came to find so were all the files in my document (on the new account (same name) they were all the default folders and files) i eventually found the original folder under documents and settings (had the original name, while the new one had this name on the welcome screen and undr user accounts, in the document and settings folder it had additional characters added on) my dilemna being....i can access my origninal account folder because it says access is denied , the account was password protected ( i know the password) and also i had check the privacy option for non-sharing, which is where my problem lies...is there anyway to undo this option so i can get my files from the original folder? any help would be great thanks!!

cliff notes: is it possible to access a user account folder that has been made private, since the account no longer shows up on the welcome screen or under user accounts? if so, how? (use xp home

any advice is greatly appreciated thanks

 

[Roger Abell]

cliff notes: is it possible to access a user account folder that has been
made private, since the account no longer shows up on the welcome screen or
under user accounts? if so, how? (use xp home)Sure. Using an admin account just take ownership and
allow it to reset permissions. Do not do this on a profile
of an account that will still be used however, of if you do
then reset permissions back when done.
Take Ownership see Help and Support, or
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421



--
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4) MCDBA

The other day i had to do a system recovery because my computer wouldnt

start up, i had 3 accounts on the computer prior to this, afterwards all the
accounts were obviously gone from the welcome screen. The first account (no
passward, no privacy) was remade under the same name, the desktop background
and icons were all back to original format and what not, but i still have
all my files from my documents on the hard drive --c/program files/document
and settings, under which all of the original accounts folders were there
( i didnt know as of this point), so i tried to retrieve my 2nd account,
when i did this i made a new account just like before, used the same name
and it even autmatically had the same icon (personal one not default) , but
the desktop was all different and i came to find so were all the files in my
document (on the new account (same name) they were all the default folders
and files) i eventually found the original folder under documents and
settings (had the original name, while the new one had this name on the
welcome screen and undr user accounts, in the document and settings folder
it had additional characters added on) my dilemna being....i can access my
origninal account folder because it says access is denied , the account was
password protected ( i know the password) and also i had check the privacy
option for non-sharing, which is where my problem lies...is there anyway to
undo this option so i can get my files from the original folder? any help
would be great thanks!!!

cliff notes: is it possible to access a user account folder that has been

made private, since the account no longer shows up on the welcome screen or
under user accounts? if so, how? (use xp home)