last day i formatted my 'c' drive after storing all my documents in 'D' drive, then re-installed XP-SP2 in C.I changed my profile name.Then i am not able to access few files( word, Excel, pdf, jpeg) etc. 1 person needs an answerI do too

On Sat, 20 Nov 2010 08:27:02 +0000, ajithnm wrote: > last day i formatted my 'c' drive after storing all my documents in 'D' drive, then re-installed XP-SP2 in C.> > I changed my profile name.> > Then i am not able to access few files( word, Excel, pdf, jpeg) etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All of those file types require that you have installed an appropriateprogram to open them. None of them can be opened automatically byWindows. Have you installed the appropriate programs: Word, Excel,etc.? Ken Blake (MS MVP)

Thank you for your time.Yes , i have Microsoft office 2003, Acrobat 9 etc. installed in my system.

Hello, ajithnmWhat error are you getting? an access denied message?You can try to take ownership of the file: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421DavidMicrosoft Answers Support EngineerVisit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.