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    Cannot Gain access to my User Account Files

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    by roc_a_chic ·

    I recently reinstalled my Windows XP OS and tried to access the user files of the previous OS without luck. It keeps saying access denied when i try entering the former user account’s documents and settings. How do I go about this? A friend has a similar problem, he ran a restore and the system simply created another username.001 and blocked access to the former user. Anybody please help ASAP

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      TR members do not respond to ‘password recover’ requests

      by gsg ·

      In reply to Cannot Gain access to my User Account Files

      TR members do not respond to ‘password recover’ requests.
      TR members do not assist password recovery. Do not respond to this thread
      The members of TechRepublic – A Resource for IT Professionals, will not assist anyone in the recovery of lost passwords. You may have a legitimate reason to recover a password. However, we cannot verify your motives and will therefore not assist anyone in what may be an attempt at gaining unauthorized access to a computer system. Due to the open nature of this forum, any assistance given to help circumvent security measures, even for legitimate purposes, would be available for unscrupulous individuals to use for illegitimate purposes. This is a risk that we the members of TechRepublic will not take. Please do not ask questions of this nature on TechRepublic.

      If you have a legitimate need to circumvent a password scheme, please contact the vendor for the software / hardware and request their assistance. E.g. Windows XP password recovery issues should be taken up with Microsoft’s technical support, Phoenix BIOS password recovery issues should be taken up with Phoenix Technologies, etc.. To those viewing this post: Please DO NOT respond any further to this thread.

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    • #2975745

      Take Ownership

      by ic-it ·

      In reply to Cannot Gain access to my User Account Files

      http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

      That will fix the issue for you.
      In the future please post questions in the Questions section of Forums.

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