Recovering My Documents

I had to re-install Windows. This was done such that the
original User Account folders and contents were
preserved. However, I can't get to them because they were
marked as private in the previous installation.

Is there a registry setting or file I can modify to
remove the security setting on these folders as private
such that I can recover them and move them to the new
installations corresponding folders. I was able to do
that for the one user account that was not marked private
under the original installation.

Help!

See Help and Support and search for "take ownership"

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=3D308421


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I had to re-install Windows. This was done such that the=20
original User Account folders and contents were=20
preserved. However, I can't get to them because they were=20
marked as private in the previous installation.
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Is there a registry setting or file I can modify to=20
remove the security setting on these folders as private=20
such that I can recover them and move them to the new=20
installations corresponding folders. I was able to do=20
that for the one user account that was not marked private=20
under the original installation.
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Help!