I have lost access to "my documents" after SP2

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Steven

My computer crashed while patching XP Home with SP2.
As a result of this, several files were corrupted.
Windows told me to re-install over the top of my prior
installation. I did this and recreated my computer name,
all of the settings, and hardware to as close to the
original configuration as possible. But now, it won't
let me get into my original "my documents" folder. Is
there a way to get into this folder? I know the username
and password, but cannot find a place to put it.
 
Do you still see the old user profile under Documents and Settings? If so,
you can log in as Admin and move them to your new profile. If you don't see
them, you have run a full install and the files are gone.
 
Steven said:
My computer crashed while patching XP Home with SP2.
As a result of this, several files were corrupted.
Windows told me to re-install over the top of my prior
installation. I did this and recreated my computer name,
all of the settings, and hardware to as close to the
original configuration as possible. But now, it won't
let me get into my original "my documents" folder. Is
there a way to get into this folder? I know the username
and password, but cannot find a place to put it.
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Hi

This should fix it most likely:

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