can't access folders after reinstall

[ashaikh05]

Hello

My pc spec
Athlon XP 1800
768 Ram
40gb hdd (2 partitions - c & d)
200gb hdd (2 partitions - e & f)
Win XP pro

Question

I recently reinstalled everything on my pc. When i restarted i got a message before getting into windows saying that i hadn't shutdown properly and it needs to check the disks
I clicked yes and whilst running found all these errors.

It took about half an hour.

Now when i log back in i can't access most of my folders on the E and F drive. C and D drive are ok.

Any ideas how to sort this as i have over 100gb of data that i can't access now and can't afford to lose

Thanks

 

[stduc]

What sort of error message do you get?

Maybe you just need to take ownership.

How to take ownership of folders

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

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[ashaikh05]

I've tried that but the security tab doesn't display. I installed partition magic because someone told me that there might be something wrong with the partition. I ran the program and checked the drive and it fould lots of errors but it said its too many to repair.

Any suggestions please

Many thanks

 

[linney]

To see the Security Tab, make sure the option in Folder Options/View/ "Use simple file sharing (Recommended)" check box is not selected. Or look at the files via Safe Mode to see the Security Tab.

Did you check all your Partitions for errors?

How to perform disk error checking in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265/en-us

The hard drive manufacturer will have free diagnostic software on their site to thoroughly check your hard drive for problems.


HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP (Q308421)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q308/4/21.asp

Error Message: "Access Is Denied" When You Try to Open NTFS File System Folders

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q823306#appliesto