Can’t Access Old Windows XP Files

[weezerfreak942]

My computer had a major crash that made it so it wouldn’t start up in safe mode or anything. I was able to install XP on it again (w/o formatting) and when i go to my old Documents and Settings folder, it says i dont have access to it. Probably some XP security bullshit.

ive also already tried using the drive as a slave and still couldn’t get the files off of it.

Anyone know a way around it?? Mattman?? Anyone??

thanks
-justin

[Robert]

Have you tried in DOS ?

[weezerfreak942]

Blah, I’m not to DOS intelligent.

is there a windows based way to do it?

[Anthony]

Log on as Administrator, go to My Computer, right-click and properties on the directory you cannot access. Security Tab, Advanced (at the bottom) and change ownership to you.

To get to "DOS" on XP, Start > Run, type in CMD and hit enter.

[weezerfreak942]

you mean click administrator on the new xp os harddrive? remember, the one i cant access wont boot.

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