[BoomBoomBoom123]

i recently had to reinstall my XP and i dod all the nessarcary with the clicking to wipe this drive and install on there and that and on the old OS i had 60GB worth of stuff i lost and i have a 80 gb hdd, so when i reinstalled my OS i now only have 20GB ... its like the old one is still therebut when i go to document and settings and go to click my old computer name it says access denied and its empty... so help please i need the 60gb back .... cheers any advice wud be nice

 

[Deleted090308]

Re: Reinstalled XP but lost 60GB worth of hdd off last OS

Hi, welcome to TSF. :wave:

You need to take ownership of your old files.
Please read this for instructions: http://www.winxptutor.com/ownership.htm

 

[BoomBoomBoom123]

Re: Reinstalled XP but lost 60GB worth of hdd off last OS

woah that worked thanks!

 

[Deleted090308]

Re: Reinstalled XP but lost 60GB worth of hdd off last OS

Great. I'm glad you got it fixed. :smile: