Lost Mouse & Keyboard on a reboot. I couldn't do anything in "SAFE" mode. It wasn't hardware - had to reload XP (as well as all programs and drivers). Mouse and keyboard came back and are working fine. But I cannot access my old files because I did not list them as shared and I can no longer log on as my old "self". Over 50 GB of my data is still there but I cannot access it.

XP Home does not have the advanced permission settings that I spoke of.However, have you logged into the Administrator account and attempted to access with that account?

Yes. However Admin cannot gain access either.

Hello, KenAre the files encrypted or compressed at all?What is the exact error message that you get when you try to change the owner of the file and when you try to access it?If you are on an Administrator account, you should be able to take ownership of nearly any file. If you are not able to take ownership of the file, the problem may be a failing hard drive or corruption. You can run check disk to see if there are any errors on the drive: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265DavidMicrosoft Answers Support EngineerVisit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.