Hi Tim,
Take Ownership of that folder. Login as Administrator from Safe mode (XP
Home)
HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...308421&sd=tech
HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;308418
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Regards,
Ramesh (MS-MVP)
ramesh@mvps.org
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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"Tim" <tim_wizard@msn.com> wrote in message
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My system crashed and I had to reinstall Windows XP. Now I
have the old account files in my documents and settings
folder which are taking up massive disk space, several
gigs. When I try to do anything to them, the error message
says they are "write-protected: access denied." What can
I do?!?
