Re: HDD failure-replaced HDD now need to access data on original drive
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 09:16:34 -0700
brad wrote:
Sorry, I neglected to state which version of windows I am using. I assumed WinXP because of the forum I'm in. I'm using WinXP Pro SP2.
I will also try their site. Will any userID work if they have Admin rights?
Brad
"Vanguard" <no@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OCnv4MSlHHA.4628@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"brad" <brad@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uMawe1RlHHA.3736@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxMy old HDD wouldn't boot anymore, I had it checked out and was told it failed, so I replaced it. I installed it as a slave and I can see the drive and contents (so to speak) but I can't access my "My documents" folder. Says I don't have permission. Can I get around this seeings how I can't boot to that drive and login with my userID and Pw.
I have some documents and pics I'd like to get off that drive if possible.
Login as Administrator (or any account in the Administrators group) and take ownership. How that is done depends on WHICH version of Windows that you have but which you did not mention. In the meantime, you could search Microsoft's huge support knowledgebase at http://support.microsoft.com to select your version of Windows and search on "take ownership" to see if you get a reasonable count of matching articles to help you.
Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421] - http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
How Do I Get the Security tab in Folder Properties? - http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_security_tab.htm
Malke
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