HEEEELLLP I WANT MY FILES BACK

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one of the password protected accounts on my computer got deleted by accident
but the files for the account like my docs and everything are still on the
computer. the problem is...all of the accounts folders are private. i have
all of my documents in the folders but when i go to my
computer>C://>documents and settings and i pick the folder of the account
that got deleted it says ACCES DENIED. I NEED HELP!!! HOW DO I GET MY FILES
BACK

 

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Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810881

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

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"desperate for HELP" wrote:

| one of the password protected accounts on my computer got deleted by accident
| but the files for the account like my docs and everything are still on the
| computer. the problem is...all of the accounts folders are private. i have
| all of my documents in the folders but when i go to my
| computer>C://>documents and settings and i pick the folder of the account
| that got deleted it says ACCES DENIED. I NEED HELP!!! HOW DO I GET MY FILES
| BACK

 

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desperate for HELP wrote:
> one of the password protected accounts on my computer got deleted by
> accident but the files for the account like my docs and everything
> are still on the computer. the problem is...all of the accounts
> folders are private. i have all of my documents in the folders but
> when i go to my computer>C://>documents and settings and i pick the
> folder of the account that got deleted it says ACCES DENIED. I NEED
> HELP!!! HOW DO I GET MY FILES BACK


As long as EFS is not involved:

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

How to disable simplified sharing & set permissions
on a shared folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874

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