Folders from old accounts won't delete

[JazzX]

I recently did a non-destructive system recovery and had
to set up new accounts for everyone in my family, but an
old user folder won't delete (the account it used to be a
part of was password protected). How can I get this
folder deleted and recover the disk space? TIA for your
help.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

JazzX,

What happens when you try to delete the folder? For permissions issue, Take Ownership of that folder and delete it:

Login as Administrator from Safe mode (XP Home):

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&sd=tech

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
---------------------------------------
What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm and It Variants:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
---------------------------------------


I recently did a non-destructive system recovery and had
to set up new accounts for everyone in my family, but an
old user folder won't delete (the account it used to be a
part of was password protected). How can I get this
folder deleted and recover the disk space? TIA for your
help.