Re: need help getting access to owner folder on a slave drive

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/09/03


Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 22:32:17 -0400


See Help and Support and search for "take ownership"

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421

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"jcb" <jb4435@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> My system crashed and instead of letting Gateway delete
> all my data I bought a new hard drive, loaded windows on
> it, and set up my old hard drive as a slave drive.
>
> Now I can get the computer to work, and I can see
> the "owner" folder on the slave drive (which contains all
> my data), but I cannot get access to it because of the
> log in security.
>
> I know the password, but I cant figure out where the
> system will let me put it in.
>
> Is there a way around this problem?
>
> Thanks


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