Good morning, I had a PC with Windows Xp Pro, but it got unstable. So I erased the operating system and reinstalled it anew. I admit it hasn't been a clever procedure...
Now I cannot access my old account! I have a couple of GB of files which I cannot read. I know the password, of course.
When I try to enter that directory, however, I get a "access denied" error.
I would like to have a tool to decrypt the whole directory and recover all my files. It is not password cracking, because I know the password. It's that that directory is protected and I don't know how to make it readable.
Maybe also a login in form to put hte password would be nice, but that's not an existent account for my new Win Xp installation, just a protected directory with no account attached.
I tried to enter as Administrator. Nothing changed.
I tried to create an account with my old name and password, but I just have another directory withing Documents & Settings, named "oldname.PCname".
How can I get in?
Thanks
Now I cannot access my old account! If you did a reformat and fresh install how are you trying to access your old account....your post makes no sense.
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I didn't format anything. Just reinstalled the operating system. When you insert the CD, it asks "want to format?" "want to instal in a new directory?" "want to overwrite old windows installation?"... I chose the third one to avoid formatting everything.
Have you tried taking ownership of your files and folders?
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Yes! It's working, I had no idea there were these procedures.
Thanks a lot
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