Re: Lost Document and settings files

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 06/17/04 

Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 18:14:16 -0500

This article describes how to take ownership of a file or folder
to which you have been denied access:

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&Product=winxp 

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"Peebs" <Peebs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:19D3F57A-58D2-4871-A614-41E60F2044E7@microsoft.com...
| My WinXP home suddenly became unstable and I was forced to try to repair it using the installation CD. Part 
way through the repair i got an error message "UNREGMP2.EXE Entry point not found". I could not clear this 
error and eventually had to resort to re-installing XP. With the new copy of XP I could see my old Docs & 
Settings file but when i tried to open it I got "access denied".
| I am signed on as an administrator in the new version of XP but I cannot get into the Docs & Settings that 
was set up by the original version of XP.
| I need to get into these files as I beleive they contain not only letters etc but also my original email and 
Outlook address book.
| Can anyone please advise?
| Many thanks
|

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