Re: Help accessing old file.

From: Sharon F (sharonfDEL@ETEmvps.org)
Date: 10/20/02 

From: "Sharon F" <sharonfDEL@ETEmvps.org>
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 14:14:19 -0500

Gary Boyce wrote:
> Sharon,
> Your suggestion about changing ownership worked! Thanks
> so much! I never would have figured it out. I was about
> to hook my old drive back up as master, copy the files,
> go back to my new configration....etc.
> You saved me a ton of time.
> Thx again.
> Gary

You're most welcome, Gary! Glad to hear that you have rescued your files. :) 

--
Sharon F
Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Gary B. wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> I recently added a new hard drive and slaved my old one.
>>> I kept my My Documents folder on the old disk as there is
>>> a lot of info I need to access on it.
>>> However when I go to the old drive, I can see the folder
>>> but I'm getting an "Access is Denied" error.
>>> Prior to adding this new drive I had password protected
>>> this folder against other users of this computer so I
>>> suspect it has something to do with that but the Sharing
>>> option is greyed out.
>>> Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
>>> Thx
>>> Gary
>>
>> Gary, hard to tell from the information you've given if you just
>> made the folders private or if you encrypted them.
>>
>> If you made them private, look up "ownership" in the
> Help and Support file.
>> Basically, XP protects files for the "original owner." Using the XP
>> interface, you will grant yourself permissions to access the files.
>> The exact steps needed to do accomplish this change vary
> from XP Pro to XP Home.
>> You also mentioned a password, if the files were zipped and
>> passworded - you should be able to get to them once the ownership
>> issue
> is resolved.
>>
>> If you encrypted the files -- that's a different deal. There are
>> keys that are needed to unlock the files. Those security keys
> would have been stored
>> in the original XP setup and they should have been exported to a
>> floppy for accessing the files under other conditions. If you still
>> have the old XP setup available - you could use it to get your hands
>> on the keys and the files. However, if the keys are not available at
>> this point - it's very possible that the files are lost.

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