Meepeth,
I believe you're referring to HP's system restore feature, and not the
Windows XP's System Restore. You need to take ownership of those folders.
Login as Administrator from Safe mode (XP Home)
"Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=810881
How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP?:
http://www.winxptutor.com/ownership.htm
HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308418
--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
"Meepeth" <Meepeth.1y05ex@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
news:Meepeth.1y05ex@pcbanter.net...
>
> After doing a system restore (the one that says will save all my files)
> somehow all my old User Acoounts have become inaccessible and I can't
> log in as them. The new default user has been changed to a new name,
> and I can't access any of my old files kept in the old user's
> documents.
>
> On a HP, 2 years old. All the files and programs are intact, but I
> cannot get to them unless I'm under the original user.
>
>
> --
> Meepeth
