Accessing old folders after a reinstall of windows

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Stephen

Hello

I have had to do a fresh install of windows. My old "my documents" is
sitting there but won't give me access under the new installation. Now I now
I have got round this in the past but I cannot remember how, its something
to do with giving permissions I think.

Can anyone help. I'm running windows xp home.

Thanks

Stephen
 
Stephen said:
Hello

I have had to do a fresh install of windows. My old "my documents" is
sitting there but won't give me access under the new installation. Now
I now I have got round this in the past but I cannot remember how, its
something to do with giving permissions I think.

Can anyone help. I'm running windows xp home.
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If you can still see your old user account and data, you did not do a
"fresh install" (clean install) of Windows. You did a repair install.
You need to take ownership of the data in your old user account.

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

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

Malke
 
Your a star

Thanks a lot.

Stephen


Malke said:
Stephen said:
Hello

I have had to do a fresh install of windows. My old "my documents" is
sitting there but won't give me access under the new installation. Now
I now I have got round this in the past but I cannot remember how, its
something to do with giving permissions I think.

Can anyone help. I'm running windows xp home.
Click to expand...

If you can still see your old user account and data, you did not do a
"fresh install" (clean install) of Windows. You did a repair install.
You need to take ownership of the data in your old user account.

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

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

Malke
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