Re: Access is Denied

Thank you sir!


"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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
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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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