Re-installing XP - Accessing Windows passworded documents prior

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My XP became 'unstable' cincidentally just before a power loss. The
immediate result was 'unable to start XP' due to missing or corrupted NTLDR
files. Having lifetime phone support on the Dell Computer, I spent 2 hours
with marginally equipped tech people reading the instructions on what to do.
After all the standard recovery attempts/check discs etc., the decsion was to
re-install XP. I confirmed this with my local computer shop who explained
that this was form a series of collapses that could not be reconstructed.
While I had backed up all my most important files to a 2nd hard drive, there
are still some I would like to access before I re-install. PROBLEM is that I
passworded Windows (office unit) and cannot get to them or copy them. I know
the password, have also made the drive a 'slave' to transfer what I could,
but cannot transfer nor get access to these files (i.e. 'my documents').
Is there a way to get to these since I know the password?
 
Jim said:
My XP became 'unstable' cincidentally just before a power loss. The
immediate result was 'unable to start XP' due to missing or corrupted
NTLDR
files. Having lifetime phone support on the Dell Computer, I spent 2
hours
with marginally equipped tech people reading the instructions on what to
do.
After all the standard recovery attempts/check discs etc., the decsion was
to
re-install XP. I confirmed this with my local computer shop who explained
that this was form a series of collapses that could not be reconstructed.
While I had backed up all my most important files to a 2nd hard drive,
there
are still some I would like to access before I re-install. PROBLEM is
that I
passworded Windows (office unit) and cannot get to them or copy them. I
know
the password, have also made the drive a 'slave' to transfer what I could,
but cannot transfer nor get access to these files (i.e. 'my documents').
Is there a way to get to these since I know the password?
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The problem is that these files now belong to an account which no longer
exists.
You set the permissions on the files and folders to allow access to the
Everyone SID. This SID means every account on the system.
Then you copy to the correct new folder.
Once done, delete the old folders.
Jim
 
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