Urgent!

ridgehkr · 10-05-2005, 08:48 PM

Hey. If anyone can help, I'd really appreciate it! The problem is with a Windows 2000 PC.

I accidentally deleted a username i was currently logged in as. it happened because i was deleting old user names on an office PC. i can log in as administrator and see the user's files under documents and settings/*user*, but those files are only that user's "My Documents". I am mainly concerned with accessing email and ACT! files stored somewhere on the hard drive specifically for that user name. however, i need to do it from the administrator login because the said username is deleted. i tried re-creating the username just through the "Users" tool in the control panel, but that didn't work. any suggestions? PLEASE HELP!!!

**Resolution** · 10-05-2005, 09:00 PM

I think you will have to use the Administrator account to take ownership of that previous user's files.

ridgehkr · 10-05-2005, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Resolution

I think you will have to use the Administrator account to take ownership of that previous user's files.

Alright, how would i do that?

**Resolution** · 10-05-2005, 09:17 PM

I don't have Win 2000 installed at the moment, but on XP you would right-click the file or folder and click Properties. Click the Security tab, click Advanced at the bottom, then click the Owner tab. Select one of the users in the list who you wish to have ownership of the file(s) or folder(s), click Apply, and then OK.

10-05-2005, 08:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
ridgehkr Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2 OS: Win 2000	Urgent! Hey. If anyone can help, I'd really appreciate it! The problem is with a Windows 2000 PC. I accidentally deleted a username i was currently logged in as. it happened because i was deleting old user names on an office PC. i can log in as administrator and see the user's files under documents and settings/user, but those files are only that user's "My Documents". I am mainly concerned with accessing email and ACT! files stored somewhere on the hard drive specifically for that user name. however, i need to do it from the administrator login because the said username is deleted. i tried re-creating the username just through the "Users" tool in the control panel, but that didn't work. any suggestions? PLEASE HELP!!!

10-05-2005, 09:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Resolution TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,091 OS: FreeBSD/Win98/2000/XP	I think you will have to use the Administrator account to take ownership of that previous user's files.

10-05-2005, 09:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
Resolution TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,091 OS: FreeBSD/Win98/2000/XP	I don't have Win 2000 installed at the moment, but on XP you would right-click the file or folder and click Properties. Click the Security tab, click Advanced at the bottom, then click the Owner tab. Select one of the users in the list who you wish to have ownership of the file(s) or folder(s), click Apply, and then OK.