Re: Reinstalled 2nd copy of WindowsXP but now cant read files from 1st Copy
From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 06/12/05
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Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 13:03:13 -0500
Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810881
How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421
I have two installations of XP on the same partition
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#20
[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]
-- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Microsoft Newsgroups Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Mike" wrote: | Dear all | | I have a serious problem with WindowsXP - I think its a security issue. | | Due to a hard drive failure I reinstalled Widows onto my machine - I now | have 2 copies of WindowsXP at boot-time one version doesn't work/boot due to | the hard disk problem and one (the newly installed one) works fine. The | problem is I want to retrieve \My Documents from the old install and move | them to the new one (actually onto a new disk) ; I can see the \My Documents | folder but when I click on it to display my files I get "Access Denied". | | I am assuming that Windows Security is preventing me access to my own files | from which were put on by the 1st Copy of Windows and that the 2nd copy | can't read them. | | Is that right and if so how do I get around this problem ? | | Thanks for any help.
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