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Hello all,

I have installed a new copy of Windows onto my computer, but the documents for my account on the old copy are "private", is there anyway to undo this...the version of the old copy is Windows XP SP3 Home.

This might help: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

Didnt work Cant access it from my other installation still.

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Originally posted by Eddie
Hello all,

I have installed a new copy of Windows onto my computer, but the documents for my account on the old copy are "private", is there anyway to undo this...the version of the old copy is Windows XP SP3 Home.

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Originally posted by Mike
This might help: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

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Originally posted by Eddie
Didnt work Cant access it from my other installation still.

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because all the files are efs encrypted
ur meant to decrypt them b4 a reinstall,
http://www.lostpassword.com/efs.htm
if you didn't reformat the drive that should work
*cough*tpb*cough*

Mike pointed you to the right solution.  Make sure you are doing it correctly and the procedure is successful, and it should work.

It is highly unlikely that EFS is a part of your problem, given that it is availabe in XP Professional only and you indicate you had XP Home.

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Originally posted by Adeptus
Mike pointed you to the right solution.  Make sure you are doing it correctly and the procedure is successful, and it should work.

It is highly unlikely that EFS is a part of your problem, given that it is availabe in XP Professional only and you indicate you had XP Home.

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ok my bad, i use pro at home and that was my problem/solution

edit:[for the solution mike provided you need to use THE administrator account not any administrator account, as far as i can tell, so you will need to boot up into safe mode]