Reinstalling Home over Pro..

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Anil P - 22 Apr 2004 18:14 GMT

Hi everyone,
I had WinXP Pro and was running well for my home use before I upgraded to
WinXP Pro.
But that was not running well and I decided to reinstall XP Home.
When reinstalling Home,I installed as a New Installation from Win Set Up
CD.I forgot to back up my earlier data files,My Documents folders whch were
password protected.
Now I can not retrieve my old files.Some folders/files are shown but Access
is denied.
Please can anyone suggest/help me to recover my data?
Thanks a lot.
ANIL P

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Carey Frisch [MVP] - 22 Apr 2004 19:08 GMT

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

After you backup your files, perform a "clean install" of XP Home.
You should have installed another operating system in the same partition.

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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| Hi everyone,
| I had WinXP Pro and was running well for my home use before I upgraded to
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| Thanks a lot.
| ANIL P

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