Re: Old password protected XP hard drive connected to vista system


"Deb Borys" <DebBorys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Mark, I am in the same situation Chris was, but when I right-click on the
driive and select Properties, there is no Security tab. Any suggestions
as
to what might be wrong?

Thanks.

Deb

"Mark Dormer" wrote:

Chris wrote:
My user profile on my old Windows XP hard drive was password
protected. I've installed my old hard drive into an external hard
drive case & then connected it to my new laptop that's running Vista.
How do I copy my documents from my old XP hard drive to my new
system? If I try it says that I don't have permission. I've taken
"ownership" of the folders (which lets me see their contents), but it
still doesn't let me open the files. Is there anyway to get it to
ask me for the user name & password I had assigned on the xp hard
drive or any other suggestions?


In Explorer, right click the drive in question and select Properties

On the Security tab click Advanced
On the Owner tab
Select you account if it isn't already and
Check "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects"
Click OK twice (close all dialogs)

That sets you as owner of every folder and file on the drive

In Explorer, right click the drive in question and select Properties

On the Security tab add your account if it is not already there and set
Full Access
Click Apply
Click Advanced
Check "Replace permission on all child objects with......"
Click Apply


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Regards
Mark Dormer

You will only see the security tab if you have disabled simple file sharing.
A way to change this setting is by selecting "Folder Options" in the Control
Panel. When in the folder options, select the View tab.
At the very bottom of the list is a box labeled "Use simple file sharing".
Uncheck this box.

You can also disable simple file sharing in Windows Explorer. But
explaining how to get to the box is a little more complicated.

Jim


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