Re: Access is Denied

If the password was to logon to the operating system then that should not
normally interfere with access to the drive once you verify that you have
proper permissions for it. If you used some sort of encryption then you may
have a problem. Windows XP Pro has the ability to encrypt files with EFS and
they will by default be highlighted in green when listed in the Explorer
window or when checked with the cipher command. First logon as an
administrator and make sure that administrators have permissions to the
folders on the hard drive. If not you may need to first take ownership of
the folders as an administrator starting at the root folder being sure to
check the option to replace owner on all subcontainers and objects. Then you
can grant your self full control permissions and will be able to open the
files if they are not encrypted. The links below explain more.

Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

"Peter" <got@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:S1sHg.17043$365.8616@xxxxxxxxxxx
Please help!

I have 2 computers and I transferred one hard drive from one to the other.
I did have a password set on that drive as you entered Windows XP. Now on
the other computer, the harddrive's folders show up but ACCESS IS DENIED
to most including My Documents because I must have encrypted it at some
point I think. Or is it the password that's causing it to be accessed. How
do I bypass/get rid of the passwords/encryption? I hope that my
explanation is clear enough.

Thanks for any tips.




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