I can't access my old user directory Andy B 12/28/2008 8:09:00 PM After reinstalling XP my old user folder is still on the hard drive. Trying to open it with msdos prompt says - access denied - but the pc is still showing a large amount of space used up. Are my old files still there, or if not how do i free up the space?

Re: I can't access my old user directory "CSM1" <nomoremail[ at ]nomail.com> 12/28/2008 8:52:59 PM "Andy B" <Andy B[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:246C3236-AE0D-46C0-A650-867A9CF42D06[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > After reinstalling XP my old user folder is still on the hard drive. > Trying > to open it with msdos prompt says - access denied - but the pc is still > showing a large amount of space used up. Are my old files still there, or > if > not how do i free up the space? If you just want to remove the account: Start>Control Panel, User Accounts. Select the old user account and delete it. That should release the space. -- CSM1 http://www.carlmcmillan.com --

Re: I can't access my old user directory "Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" <dknoxNO[ at ]Spammvps.org> 12/29/2008 12:43:12 AM See Help and Support and search for "take ownership" HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421 Doug Knox, MS MVP DTS-XP Win 95/98/Me Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com =============================== Associate Expert ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone =============================== Replies to the newsgroups only please! "Andy B" <Andy B[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:246C3236-AE0D-46C0-A650-867A9CF42D06[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > After reinstalling XP my old user folder is still on the hard drive. > Trying > to open it with msdos prompt says - access denied - but the pc is still > showing a large amount of space used up. Are my old files still there, or > if > not how do i free up the space?