Re: XP Password Protected Windows Accounts

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 08/31/04


Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 19:12:04 -0500

This article describes how to take ownership of a file or folder
to which you have been denied access:

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&Product=winxp

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart!  Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
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"Dennis" wrote:
| My problem..
| 
| My old pc will not power on. The power supply is tested 
| good, narrowed problem down to either mootherboard or 
| CPU. Decided to purchase a new computer, so I slaved my 
| old Hard Drive into the new computer.
| 
| One of my accounts on the old Hard Drive was password 
| protected. And when I try to access anything from My 
| Documents to IE Favorites & Desktop I get a "not 
| accessible" "access denied" error.
| 
| Anyone know how I can migrate my old documents on a 
| slaved Hard Drive to my new pc?


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