Access to locked user files

[Ian Wareing]

Thanks guys, Michael's solution has worked. I would have
never guessed at that one
>-----Original Message-----
>Following a disk crash, I had to re-install XP. As part
>of this, new user accounts were created. All files in
>the old "my directories" areas, which were locked,
cannot
>now be accessed as the accounts that owned them are no
>longer present. The files are all on the machine but
are
>locked. Using a DOS window to try to change the ACL,
and
>using the export to new computer tools had no effect.
>This applies even when logged on as an administrator.
>Can anyone help?
>.
>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

You're welcome, Ian, glad it worked for you.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
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"Ian Wareing" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks guys, Michael's solution has worked. I would have
> never guessed at that one
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Following a disk crash, I had to re-install XP. As part
> >of this, new user accounts were created. All files in
> >the old "my directories" areas, which were locked,
> cannot
> >now be accessed as the accounts that owned them are no
> >longer present. The files are all on the machine but
> are
> >locked. Using a DOS window to try to change the ACL,
> and
> >using the export to new computer tools had no effect.
> >This applies even when logged on as an administrator.
> >Can anyone help?
> >.
> >