How do I access old folders from a different user on Time Machine

Hi
I migrated my old macbook to my new macbook pro with all the files and backed up to time machine.
I then restored my macbook pro using erase and install and started from scratch installing most apps from scratch and restoring some documents and apps from time machine from the old backup of the macbook pro (before erase and install).
I'm now having lots of issues with permissions. I can't save a lot of files in the folders they are already in - e.g. If I try to save a Logic song, it often won't let me save it in the folder it was in.
iWeb is refusing to save anything at all.
I can't seem to get my photos back into iPhoto.
My primary concern at the moment is getting access to documents in Time Machine that were on an old user of the MacBook Pro. My current user is set up from scratch I think (not too sure - I'm getting confused about which user was on which computer).
When I try to open a folder, it says "the folder cannot be accessed because you do not have permission to use its contents".
Any help around these problems would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Steve

okstevep wrote:
The reason I did the erase and install in the first place was because I had some kind of bug that was really slowing down my computer. An apple genius said that there were probably some issues with files that was causing this and the best way was to restore and start from scratch.
That's a last resort, but doesn't include a full restore. You have to reinstall all your 3rd-party apps from the original discs; re-enter all your preferences, configuration, and settings; and copy selected data files back. Not a quick or easy procedure, especially if you're not prepared in advance.
If I do a restore from back-up won't the problem come back?
Possibly, but it will get you back where you were, without the permissions problems, and without the confusion about which user account is which, so you can do something constructive.
Is there another way?
Depends. If you haven't done any backups since you erased, you could erase again, install a fresh copy of OSX, then use Setup Assistant to transfer everything else from your backups. Assuming you're running Snow Leopard (per your profile), see Using Setup Assistant on Snow Leopard or Leopard, especially the green box there.
Either way, you may still have to fix the original problem, but there are ways to do that short of the "nuclear" option. I hate to guess with nothing more than "some kind of bug that was really slowing down my computer," but one possibility is a partially-installed or partially-deleted app. Once you get back to where you were, see OSX Log Files, especially the Application Installation or Removal problems section in the blue box

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