Private folder access......Help !!!

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pmckerna

Hi,

I recently had a virus on my system which was so bad I had to reinstall
XP on my C: partition. Prior to the reinstall, I had all my private
documents on my E: partition (which was left intact after the
reinstall). My problem is that these documents were all in a private
folder which was password protected on my previous installation, and
if I try to access them now I get an "Access Denied" statement, even
though my username and password on the new installation are the same as
before. Can anyone advise on how I can retrieve these files???
 
pmckerna said:
I recently had a virus on my system which was so bad I had to
reinstall XP on my C: partition. Prior to the reinstall, I had
all my private documents on my E: partition (which was left intact
after the reinstall). My problem is that these documents were all
in a private folder which was password protected on my previous
installation, and if I try to access them now I get an "Access
Denied" statement, even though my username and password on the new
installation are the same as before. Can anyone advise on how I
can retrieve these files???
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I doubt it was password protected (unless you made it into a ZIP
file/folder... Or did you encrypt it with EFS?) - so you just need to take
ownership.

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

Read *carefully* - do not just skim the page and start following steps.
There is important information there dependent on the version of Windows XP.
 
pmckerna said:
I recently had a virus on my system which was so bad I had to
reinstall XP on my C: partition. Prior to the reinstall, I had
all my private documents on my E: partition (which was left intact
after the reinstall). My problem is that these documents were all
in a private folder which was password protected on my previous
installation, and if I try to access them now I get an "Access
Denied" statement, even though my username and password on the new
installation are the same as before. Can anyone advise on how I
can retrieve these files???
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Shenan said:
I doubt it was password protected (unless you made it into a ZIP
file/folder... Or did you encrypt it with EFS?) - so you just need
to take ownership.

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

Read *carefully* - do not just skim the page and start following
steps. There is important information there dependent on the
version of Windows XP.
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Many thanks for the prompt response. I'll give this a go tonight.
Thanks again.
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Good luck - come back and let us know if it worked!
 
Shenan said:
pmckerna wrote:-
I recently had a virus on my system which was so bad I had to
reinstall XP on my C: partition. Prior to the reinstall, I had
all my private documents on my E: partition (which was left intact
after the reinstall). My problem is that these documents were all
in a private folder which was password protected on my previous
installation, and if I try to access them now I get an "Access
Denied" statement, even though my username and password on the new
installation are the same as before. Can anyone advise on how I
can retrieve these files???-

Shenan Stanley wrote:-
I doubt it was password protected (unless you made it into a ZIP
file/folder... Or did you encrypt it with EFS?) - so you just need
to take ownership.

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

Read *carefully* - do not just skim the page and start following
steps. There is important information there dependent on the
version of Windows XP.-

pmckerna wrote:-
Many thanks for the prompt response. I'll give this a go tonight.
Thanks again.-

Good luck - come back and let us know if it worked!
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Many thanks - this worked a treat !!
 
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