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I reformatted my C partition due to a virus infection and reinstall the OS
(XP Prof) and created a new profile. I am not unable to access the files I
have in my documents under the D partition which had a password protection. I
can see them but gets access denied when attempting to open.

How can I access these files under the new profile.....I know the password.
Tried adding back the user name bt that did not help. Can I deactivate the
password? How? I had backed up my C drive under this profile................

 

[Malke]

I reformatted my C partition due to a virus infection and reinstall
the OS (XP Prof) and created a new profile. I am not unable to access
the files I have in my documents under the D partition which had a
password protection. I can see them but gets access denied when
attempting to open.

How can I access these files under the new profile.....I know the
password. Tried adding back the user name bt that did not help. Can I
deactivate the password? How? I had backed up my C drive under this
profile................

Take ownership of the files. See:

Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421] -
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

Malke

 

[Guest]

Hey Malke,

Thanks for the quick response. I am still unable to access the folder or the
files as the security option to which you referred did not appear.

I am using Windows Professional 2002 XP SP2.........This is the message I
got when tried to open one of the files directly.

How can I find back the original profile associated with these files? i
could select this at login then maybe i could regain access.

"This message can appear if a file is saved with permissions. Permissions,
also known as rights or privileges, can be applied to a file, folder, or
almost any resource available from a network (printers, shares, files,
databases, Web sites, etc). When a user attempts to open a resource that
requires specific user permissions, this message will appear if the user does
not have the necessary permissions".

I reformatted my C partition due to a virus infection and reinstall
the OS (XP Prof) and created a new profile. I am not unable to access
the files I have in my documents under the D partition which had a
password protection. I can see them but gets access denied when
attempting to open.

How can I access these files under the new profile.....I know the
password. Tried adding back the user name bt that did not help. Can I
deactivate the password? How? I had backed up my C drive under this
profile................

Take ownership of the files. See:

Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421] -
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

Malke
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MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

 

[Malke]

Hey Malke,

Thanks for the quick response. I am still unable to access the folder
or the files as the security option to which you referred did not
appear.

Uncheck Simple Sharing in Folder Options>View.

a. The drive must be NTFS
b. In Folder Options - View, uncheck 'Use Simple File Sharing'. That is
the level used in Home, and for some strange reason is on by default in
Pro, too.

How Do I Get the Security tab in Folder Properties? -
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_security_tab.htm

Malke

 

[Guest]

THANKS ALOT - I THOUGHT I LOST 83GIG OF DATA - I AM NOW ABLE TO ACCESS THE
FILES......WHOOPEE!!!

 

[Malke]

THANKS ALOT - I THOUGHT I LOST 83GIG OF DATA - I AM NOW ABLE TO ACCESS
THE FILES......WHOOPEE!!!

You are very welcome. I'm happy for you, I'm glad I was able to help,
and I thank you for taking the time to let me know.

Now learn how to back up and do it often in the future!

Because Stuff Happens. ;-)

Malke