excel keeps locking me out..

When you say "Excel" is locking you out; are you trying to open files from
his "My Documents" folder?

added xp in my name and am now locked out of excel..

When you say you added XP in your name; did you add yourself as a user, or
install / re-install XP in your name?

If you added your name, you still don't have permissions to access his
document folder. You can make sure you have administrator privilages and
take ownership of his folder and should be able to access his files. If his
files are password protected, this is another matter.

If you re-installed XP, then you may have folders that are not in the same
domain or workgroup.

All-in-all, your problem is most likely more advanced than your knowledge of
securities, passwords, and XP policies. You really should look locally for
someone that can physically log on your computer and offer assistance.

Many people are going to be uneasy offering techniques to "hack" into files
without absolute assurance this is a legitimate request.

I hope you understand....

Loral