hi
i have put xp pro on my computer as xp home messed up for resons i dont know. when i start up my pc it gives me the option of xp pro or home. my problem is that i cant use home to get my old data off my profile. i try on pro by going C:\Documents and Settings but when i try to access my old profile it sais "C:\Documents and Settings\louis is not accessable Access is denied" what should i do i have alot on it that i need to retreave all the other old profiles work.
please help know one i have asked knows were to start. thanks.

1st off if you dont want the option of home vs. pro
open your bios and find the setting labeled something like "Time to choose OS"
where OS= Operating System
change the number to however many seconds you would like to delay
as for geting your stuff, if you have a spare Hard drive, put in this one as your secondary and just brouse for the files

Originally Posted by louis p

hi
i have put xp pro on my computer as xp home messed up for resons i dont know. when i start up my pc it gives me the option of xp pro or home. my problem is that i cant use home to get my old data off my profile. i try on pro by going C:\Documents and Settings but when i try to access my old profile it sais "C:\Documents and Settings\louis is not accessable Access is denied" what should i do i have alot on it that i need to retreave all the other old profiles work.
please help know one i have asked knows were to start. thanks.

Try booting into Safe Mode by repeatedly tapping the F8 key after your BIOS POST but before Windows starts.

Then try these settings: How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

Originally Posted by jephree

Try booting into Safe Mode by repeatedly tapping the F8 key after your BIOS POST but before Windows starts.

Then try these settings: How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

Ive tried that but home wont start up at all no matter what made i xhoose. ive tryed file recovery programs to retreave the data off my old profile but they dont work. please help.

Booting into Pro: have you tried altering the security settings as laid out in the Microsoft page?

Change these settings as well:

First uncheck "Use simple file sharing" under Folder Options > View

Also go to the 'Properties File sharing' tab and click "Network sharing and security".

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Oper..._20453208.html

That was the same link that I posted. Did it work for you?

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

oh just done it know thanks very very much xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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