Hi,I am Tanius. I was trying to re-install my windows-XP in my Toshiba laptop (no floppy only CD/DVD drive) while it rebooted itself in the middle of the installation process. Well It might be the reason for my problem.The problem is:> I can't access my "MyDocs" folder as I always moved it into drive-'E' (not 'C' or 'D') for safety. Unfortunately I don't have any backup for it. It shows the ..error message "Access is denied."> The folder properties shows "Size= 0 bytes" and "Contains= "0 files, 0 folders".The positive side:> When I scanned the folder with my anti virus software (Norton), I did scan all files and folders as normal. I can see all the files and folders' full path details.The solutions I tried (but the problem remains):> Re-install with the WindowsXP-home edition-CD that I got after buying the laptop.> Re-install with a different WindowsXP-professional-CD.> Unable to copy/cut somewhere else..same error message "Access is denied."> Unable share..same error message "Access is denied."> Unable to access the folder in DOS mode of XP..same error message "Access is denied."> Unable to convert NTFS to FAT32 in DOS mode of XP..same error message "CONVERT is not available for NTFS drives". I thought FAT32 will be less secure for folder management than NTFS.> I ran windows' check disk (CHKDSK) and defragmentation utilities but didn't help. It didn't display any messages of bad sectors or anything.Current thoughts:> May be the real DOS mode (not the windowsXP one) can access the folder or convert the file system into FAT32, so I can try with windows-98.Please help me, Is there ant way I just want access and copy my folder without loosing those data of last 5 years. Thanks,Tanius Ahmed,e-mail: tanius7@msn.comPerth, Australia.
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