From my chat links:
How to take over ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q308421
Galen
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"mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a hard drive hooked up to my computer as the
> secondary slave drive. Windows XP is loaded in it and the
> other hard drive that I am running on currently. I took
> the hard drive out of another computer that would not
> boot, and I plan to reformat the hard drive, but I am
> trying to save all the files on the hard drive before
> formatting. Included in what I want to save is the
> desktop and my documents folders, but when I try to
> double click the user name, it says I do have access, I
> am assuming because I am not logged on to that user. I do
> know the password to the user, but I am not sure how to
> get to those files, since I cannot boot from the hard
> drive and log on. Any help here as to how to copy the
> desktop and my documents folders from the password
> protected user account would be great. Also as I said
> before I do know the password. Thanks!