Cant access old user account folder!

Hi Guys,

Recently i reinstalled Windows as it was running quite poorly, only once i had reinstalled I no longer had access to my old user account. When attempting to visit the folder it displayed an error message saying access is denied. I did a bit of research on Microsofts site and they have instructions to claim ownership of the file but when i try to follow the instructions my file properties dialouge box is missing a tab that i needed. According to MS this is because Simple file sharing is enabled on my computer, unfourtunatly when i follow the instructions to turn this off i dont have the option avalible in the folder options box under tools in My computer. So ive struck a wall and i dont know what to do to access my original user account. Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers
Harpoon

 

Hi and welcome to MajorGeeks.

The option should be in the View tab, and scroll to the bottom.

 

Its probably because you are using Windows XP Home, where Simple File Sharing cannot be disabled. Note there are two sets of instructions, one for Pro, one for Home.

For Home, there are two methods, one using CACLS, one using Safe Mode. I would try the method from Safe Mode, where Simple File Sharing is always disabled.