Re: "Access Denied" error message on copying files

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/19/03 

Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:24:39 -0500

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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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"ben" <stonetaco1@aol.com> wrote in message 
news:074b01c3c65e$601b1940$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>I just purchased a new hard drive with a clean install of
> Windows XP Pro.  I hooked up my old hard drive to the new
> system.  When I try to go into the "my documents" and
> the "windows" directory, I recieve an "Access Denied"
> message.  I am unable to log into the old hard drive to
> fix anything on there.  Any advice would be very much
> appreciated.
>
>
>

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