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:
Simple File Sharing in XP Home - checkbox missing? ... Trying to take ownership of a file (done it before successfully on Win2000 ... and XP Pro PC's) which entails turning off Simple File Sharing to enable the ... (read several posts and MS articles on this and have done it successfully) ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
Re: Greyed out "Make this folder private"check box ... Configure File Sharing in Windows XP Professional and Home Edition ... > configure permissions for access to your files and folders.... > The option to take ownership is within the Advanced Options button... ... > If that wont do it, log-in with the Administrator account and if necessary ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
Re: Access denied files ... You need to disable Simple File Sharing and take ownership of the files. ... "Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder... How Do I Get the Security tab in Folder Properties? ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: Simple File Sharing in XP Home - checkbox missing? ... At the command prompt use the cacls command, in my opinion it's a lot simpler and easier. ... and XP Pro PC's) which entails turning off Simple File Sharing to enable the ... (read several posts and MS articles on this and have done it successfully) ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
