Re: XP reinstall screw-up

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 09/13/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:06:12 -0600

Bob;
Move them to where you want them.
You may need to Take Ownership as stated in my last post. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"bobfromwoodstock" <bobfromwoodstock@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote 
in message news:58B1F5EF-12C0-4D52-8DF4-9E6DBE7EB953@microsoft.com...
> All of my former user files including desktop, my documents, etc. 
> are now
> under the default subfolder under the documents and settings folder 
> on drive
> C.
>
> "Jupiter Jones  [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Are you getting "Access Denied"?
>> If so Take Ownership, #9 on this link:
>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/adsecurity.htm
>>
>> Otherwise post back precise details of exactly what happened and
>> exactly what you did.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>>
>>
>> "bobfromwoodstock" <bobfromwoodstock@discussions.microsoft.com> 
>> wrote
>> in message 
>> news:6969D97F-8326-4DD0-86B2-868D5A42B1F6@microsoft.com...
>> > So I installed SP2 and it now won't let me install some software. 
>> > I
>> > tried a
>> > rollback but that didn't take. I then reinstalled XP. How can I
>> > recover old
>> > accounts or assign my old desktops and "my" folders to new 
>> > account
>> > names?
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>>
>>
>>

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