Re: Accessing users on a separate drive

From: Nepatsfan (nepatsfan_at_SBXXXIX.com)
Date: 09/28/05 

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:11:47 -0400

PAP wrote:
> I have a new xp home edition pc which has the following
> problem.
>
> During the boot process it reaches the xp login screen but
> the mouse and keyboard do not work so we cannot login. The
> mouse and keyboard are both usb. PS2 and serial mouses do
> not work either. There are no settings problems in the bios.
>
> If I swap the harddrive with another they will both work.
>
> What i wish to do is put the harddrive in a separate machine
> as a second drive and access it from that machine. I wish to
> do this to retrieve important information which has not been
> backed up and then I will just return the drive to its own
> machine and re-install.
>
> The users on the problem drive have set their accounts to
> private so I am retrieving a do not have permission message
> when trying to access their data. Is there any way I can
> access these users in this way given that I do have their
> user names and passwords.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> PAP

You need to take ownership of the files. Take a look here for
the procedure:

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

"Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810881

Good luck

Nepatsfan

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