Re: How to access a user folder to retrieve files from another system?
- From: "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:04:03 -0500
"Jon Boyes" <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Due to a motherboard failure on an old PC, I have just bought
a new system. Old and new system are both Win XP Pro.
I want to recover data from the hard drive on my old PC
(specifically my Outlook Express Folders & settings plus IE
favourites). Normally of course I would do this with the
files and settings transfer wizard but I just have the hard
drive from my old PC to work with.
I have installed the old drive in the new PC and if I try to
open my old user folder from the Documents and settings
folder I get the 'access is denied' message.
I also tried booting to the old drive (in safe mode as
obviously the OS would have all the old motherboard drivers
etc installed) but the system crashed with a blue stop error.
So is there anyway I can access my old files and settings
from the old hard drive?
Thanks.
With the hard drive from the old computer installed as a slave
drive on your new computer you need to disable Simple File
Sharing and take ownership of the files. Take a look at these
articles for more info:
"Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881
How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421
Good luck
Nepatsfan
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