Friend has an issue with her laptop

[MiloFoxburr]

Ok basically the system messed up needed a reinstall to sort but she didnt wanna lose her files so didnt format the drive.

Install went fine system works grand now however she cant access any of her old files the system knows they are there (Space is being used up) but when she tries to access the folder there stored in she gets an access denied message

...See she passworded her original account and stored the majority of her files on the desktop and my documents

Is there anyway to access the old files she knows the password obviously Oh and I should add windows only thinks theres two accounts Her new one and Guest

 

[Zidio]

yes.

My comp > Local disk (c) or (d) or w/e shes useing > Docs and Setting > Then her old user acc should still b there e.g (the name of her old acc) all of the files should be acessable from there i think

/Yoda

 

[Elijah]

theres that, or just run a search on your computer for the name of her old acount. obviously the folder will be called ''(name of old account)'' so the computer should find it in a search.

/Tofas

 

[MiloFoxburr]

Yeah first thing I done but it says "Access is denied"

 

[Elijah]

oO thats wierd, Pm urban ^^ he'll always know best.

 

[urbanfox]

Go into safemode and go to the folder properties and allow access for everyone.

 

[LatneM]

I had this prob, to solve you need software to scan keys to unlock the user permissions.

 

[urbanfox]

You don't need any additional software to solve the problem.

 

[Far]

safe mode, admin account, shld let u access it all.

 

[urbanfox]

Quiet Ferret, you're stealing my thunder.

 

[Far]

dont hate me because im beautiful.

 

[urbanfox]

You can forget about any future bedside breakfasts now.

 

[Dataforce]

as admin:
Right click the folder, properties
security tab
click the advanced tab
click the owner tab
click your username, click apply
click ok
click ok

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Thats how i did it when i put my old disk into my computer when i reinstaleld onto a new disk, no need for safe mode

 

[MiloFoxburr]

ok cheers guys ^_^ will tell her to try it out later

 

[LatneM]

All the methods you said i did and didnt work..

MY best guess is she made a new user account transfered all the old doc files from old name to new, if you did that then your doomed and need the special software and then i can say i was right.

 

[kud125]

need the special software and then i can say i was right.

your going to fit in well in this forum

 

[Elijah]

Lmao @ Kuds post, all i needed to say :P

 

[urbanfox]

All the methods you said i did and didnt work..

MY best guess is she made a new user account transfered all the old doc files from old name to new, if you did that then your doomed and need the special software and then i can say i was right.

It doesn't matter WHAT she did. My method works. Excuse me, M$'s method works. FYI, if it was protected she couldn't have copied them in the first place....

 

[LatneM]

Didnt work for me when my pc blew up huh.

 

[urbanfox]

Didnt work for me when my pc blew up huh.

I bet a lot of things didn't work when your computer blew up.