ok going back a few days ago i had to reinstall xp on my laptop, i wanted to keep the files so i just got it to delete windows and put it back on again and thats what it did and it running fine now but cause its a fresh copie of windows i can't access my files now since on the last install of windows i had eveything set to privet so when i try and access the file it just comes up and say access denied now all i want to know is, is there anyway what so every that i can access my files i know there on there but its all blocked any help would be great as some of the stuff is important
Quote: To resolve this issue, you must turn off Simple File Sharing, and then take ownership of the folder. The steps are as follows:-
A. Turn off Simple File Sharing:
1. Click Start, and then click My Computer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab.
3. Under Advanced Settings, click to clear the Use simple file sharing (Recommended) check box, and then click OK.
B. Taking Ownership:
1. Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message, if one appears.
3. Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
4. In the Name list, click your user name, Administrator if you are logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators group.
5. If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, click to select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
6. Click OK.
7. You may receive the following error message, where Folder is the name of the folder that you want to take ownership of:
You do not have permission to read the contents of directory Folder. Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control? All permissions will be replaced if you press Yes.
8. Click Yes.
9. Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and the folder contents.
