user accounts?

[bart3k]

Hey all,

I just re-installed windows and upgraded to SP1.

I had a user account allready on XP. When i went to upgrade i deleted
old version of windows and installed the new. I did not format!

Soi all program files are still there but are not sorted out properly
in the registry. Thats fine.

However there is a user account that has my files that i cannot get
into.

I go to C:\documents and settings\user1

When i try to open it then it says that 'C:\documents and
settings\user1 is not accessible, Access Denied'

When I check the properties then it says the file is 0Kb in size.

How can this be? When the space on my hard drive is taken up by the
files used to be in that account 'user1'?

Anyone know whats going on?
Thanks in advance

Bart

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Take Ownership of that folder. Login as Administrator from Safe mode (XP
Home)

"Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=810881

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

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com