Deleting password protected folders

[Keith]

Hi

I had to reinstall XP Pro on my laptop recently to
overcome a display problem.

It has deleted the original administrator account, but
left the "My Documents" folder. It has my mp3 files in
it. I would like to delete this folder to recover the
disk space (about 4GB), but any attempt to delete fails
with 'Access Denied'. I assume I can't delete it because
it is on an NTFS formatted disk and password protected.

Does anybody know how I can overcome this particular
problem?

Thanks in advance,

Keith.

 

[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

 

[Keith]

Perfect! Thank you very much.

K

-----Original Message-----
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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[Raj]

I had the same problem a few days ago and tried this: If
you goto to support, type in the search box 308421. This
code tells you how to get into a unauthorised file.
Follow the on screen instructions. goodluck
Raj