hey every one

i have this major problem with my hard drive.
For some reason i had to re-install my windows (xp) again. and before re-installing windows (xp) i had account name " shaz " and my old account was admin account and when i creat that account i select that option where no one can get access to my folders not even other admin of the comptuer?

NOw the problem is after re-installing windows again i can not get access to my old folder,
when i go to C drive >>> DOCUMENTS AND SETTING >>> AND SHAZ ( FOLDER NAME ) IT WON;T LET ME IN
it gives me error saying access denied.
can any one help me pls i have importened work saved on it
...thanks alot

ps. i hope u guys do understand what im trying to explain....lol
if not you are welcome toadd me on my msn xshazx@msn.com

hope to hear from some one
thanks again

MOVED TO PROPER SECTION!

So, if I am getting this right, you re-installed Window$ ? or did you just make a new account ?

Try logging in with your old Admin account name and password ... that is the only real way to get to your files ... or maybe this article will help:

http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm

check under free tools.

actully i re-installed new windows agian
and i already try logging in with old user name and password but no luck

Hi Shaz, i'm X FiLes, try to boot your pc in safe mode? when the pc starts press and hold f8 key, now select safe mode when the windows logon screen comes on login to admin, now when your win desktop comes up use win explorer and open the folder you want and move your things to another folder in your drive, even make a new folder b4 you move the files, i hope this works 4u?

hey x-files

i thinki have already try doing that but no sure . i shall try this again tonight lets hope for the best any other idea u can give me how about running l"live liunx " ??

Did you even bother to try the site I gave you ? Plenty of useful tools there ... even boot disks (including linux base)

For example:
Austrumi (v0.9.2 - December 2004)

Austrumi is a Linux bootable ISO image for recovering NT passwords and other cool tools and methods, sized for Business Card size CD media (50Mb). It allows you to change any password, including that of the Administrator, on a partition occupied by Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Simply boot the CD and when you get to the initial boot prompt, type:

boot: nt_pass

This will launch a console utility that will detect Windows partitions on the hard disk and provide you with a menu to modify any user or Administrator passwords on the Windows system. It will even give access to the Windows registry for recovery purposes. Quite a handy utility to keep in your wallet (AUSTRUMI is small enough to fit on a business card-size CD) if you are unfortunate enough to having to deal with Windows machines in your line of work.

Read more at http://sourceforge.net/projects/austrumi

yaaaaa finally KNOPPIX WORKED FOR ME......
KNOPPIX 3.8 did the job but not problem is i can not download any thing on knoppix ???
only thing i can do is email my self
any idea how i can down load FTP so i can upload my work on net??

That is kind of tough ... there are a few options ... the best one would be to upload all your stuff to your e-mail account drafts folder ... just click new e-mail, add an attachment (your stuff, no more than 5 MB or so), and click save. Basically that is the only real reason I got Gmail ... to upload and store all my important stuff. Or you could use a yahoo briefcase (upload time are about 10x that of Gmail ... so I quit using it)

Yahoo briefcase ... just make a new account if you don't have one: (30 MB free storage space)
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc//home

thnx man
i think dats only thing i can doo
thnx