my pc went belly up this week, but the disk drive survived. My new PC is
vista, but I have all the data from the old PC on what is now an external
drive.

Is ther any way of automatically recovering the documents and settings from
the drive?

"ThosRTanner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:10A66D06-8102-4ED9-AE8C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> my pc went belly up this week, but the disk drive survived. My new PC is
> vista, but I have all the data from the old PC on what is now an external
> drive.
>
> Is ther any way of automatically recovering the documents and settings
> from
> the drive?
>


--
Ian

"ThosRTanner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:10A66D06-8102-4ED9-AE8C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> my pc went belly up this week, but the disk drive survived. My new PC is
> vista, but I have all the data from the old PC on what is now an external
> drive.
>
> Is ther any way of automatically recovering the documents and settings
> from
> the drive?
>
The Documents yes and even Favorites and Mail contacts if you exported them
first but not programs. They need reinstalling on Vista.

--
Ian

Hi,

Take ownership of the files, then move them to the new system. To take
ownership, right click the desired folder on the drive and select
properties. On the security tab click advanced, then go to the ownership tab
and click edit. Change the owner to your account, then check the box to
propagate to all folders and subcontainers. Click apply and wait for the
changes to run. Close up the properties and you should now be able to access
the folders.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"ThosRTanner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:10A66D06-8102-4ED9-AE8C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> my pc went belly up this week, but the disk drive survived. My new PC is
> vista, but I have all the data from the old PC on what is now an external
> drive.
>
> Is ther any way of automatically recovering the documents and settings
> from
> the drive?

There are several possible ways of connecting your old drive to your current
PC. The simplest is with a USB adaptor.
See http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812232002 for an
example. (I use this particular one with a variety of drives and can
recommend it.)

It may also be possible to connect the drive as a secondary or slave in your
current PC depending on whether IDE or SATA and whether a suitable
connection is available.

The data files can then be copied. You may be able to use the Windows
transfer wizard (Look at this in Vista help) if you are not sufficiently
knowledgeable about the file locations to do it manually.
--

"ThosRTanner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:10A66D06-8102-4ED9-AE8C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> my pc went belly up this week, but the disk drive survived. My new PC is
> vista, but I have all the data from the old PC on what is now an external
> drive.
>
> Is ther any way of automatically recovering the documents and settings
> from
> the drive?

Yes, I've got the drive in a USB box. But my new PC is vista, and the
windows transfer wizard doesn't seem to have the option for transferring
files from this machine to itself (or at least, not that I've been able to
find).

I've managed to migrate documents & such like OK, but emails and registry
settings - no :-(

I had a similar situation with a Motherboard failure on my old XP machine a
week ago, and received this new Vista system Monday. Due to the evident
Formatting differences, with a USB Adapter/Converter for my old ATA Drive,
although the Vista system recognized the Drive, It did not recognize "any"
files on it at all, and wanted to Re-Format it. It wouldn't work as a Slave
either, no matter what configuration we put it in.

Thanks to a knowlegable uncle and other guru friends, we have another older
machine in which we installed "XP" on a clean Drive, and then put my old
Drive on as a Slave.

However, WET still would not work correctly, because on my new HP system,
the HD is partitioned for a Recovery Disk "D", and WET only transfers to
"Same" Drive. There is NOT enough room on that drive at all, and requied
picking individual files small enough to fit, or it would freeze, then
closing WET, and manually copying the files to the Vista "C" Drive from the
"D" Drive.

After consulting {on-going} with Microsoft Support, we determined after
several other various procedures and hours, that I would just have to go to
the "XP" computer and manually copy all of the desired files from my old
Drive to the "C" drive on the "XP" computer.

After this, WET appeared to work fine, EXCEPT for my Outlook Express Program
& Files. Although Windows Explorer shows that there are files there, Windows
Mail cannot Import either my Contacts nor my Messages {absolutely needed for
legal paperwork in progress}. Windows Mail says there are no files. This
"appears" to be the only problem with my transfer, at this time.

Any suggestions as to "where" I can find my "dbx" files or "wab" files
elsewhere other than in the Outlook Express Folder, for Importation?

"GTS" wrote:

> There are several possible ways of connecting your old drive to your current
> PC. The simplest is with a USB adaptor.
> See http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812232002 for an
> example. (I use this particular one with a variety of drives and can
> recommend it.)
>
> It may also be possible to connect the drive as a secondary or slave in your
> current PC depending on whether IDE or SATA and whether a suitable
> connection is available.
>
> The data files can then be copied. You may be able to use the Windows
> transfer wizard (Look at this in Vista help) if you are not sufficiently
> knowledgeable about the file locations to do it manually.
> --
>
> "ThosRTanner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:10A66D06-8102-4ED9-AE8C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > my pc went belly up this week, but the disk drive survived. My new PC is
> > vista, but I have all the data from the old PC on what is now an external
> > drive.
> >
> > Is ther any way of automatically recovering the documents and settings
> > from
> > the drive?
>
>

"Patrick Henry Hartnett" wrote: [Above Edited Below Per Message Files, etc.]

I had a similar situation with a Motherboard failure on my old XP machine a
week ago, and received this new Vista system Monday. Due to the evident
Formatting differences, with a USB Adapter/Converter for my old ATA Drive,
although the Vista system recognized the Drive, It did not recognize "any"
files on it at all, and wanted to Re-Format it. It wouldn't work as a Slave
either, no matter what configuration we put it in.

Thanks to a knowlegable uncle and other guru friends, we have another older
machine in which we installed "XP" on a clean Drive, and then put my old
Drive on as a Slave.

However, WET still would not work correctly, because on my new HP system,
the HD is partitioned for a Recovery Disk "D", and WET only transfers to
"Same" Drive. There is NOT enough room on that drive at all, and requied
picking individual files small enough to fit, or it would freeze, then
closing WET, and manually copying the files to the Vista "C" Drive from the
"D" Drive.

After consulting {on-going} with Microsoft Support, we determined after
several other various procedures and hours, that I would just have to go to
the "XP" computer and manually copy all of the desired files from my old
Drive to the "C" drive on the "XP" computer.

After this, WET appeared to work fine, EXCEPT for my Outlook Express Program
& Files. Although Windows Explorer shows that there are files there, Windows
Mail cannot Import either my Contacts nor my Messages {absolutely needed for
legal paperwork in progress}. Windows Mail says there are no files. This
"appears" to be the only problem with my transfer, at this time.

Any suggestions as to "where" I can find my "dbx" files or "wab" files
elsewhere other than in the Outlook Express Folder, for Importation?

I've now Edited this to include information from a local Tech whom showed me
how to find the message files at <C:/Documents and
Settings\Usernamehere\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{a series
Key number\Microsoft\Outlook Express>; and the address book at <C:/Documents
and Settings\Application Data\User\Usernamehere\Microsoft\Address Book>.

Unfortunately, you must also set these files/folders for "Sharing", in order
to copy or transfer them. In my case, I must take the older computer to the
tech so he can remove the permissions from my old drive, in order to transfer
them. But, I'm closer now.

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> "GTS" wrote:
>
> > There are several possible ways of connecting your old drive to your current
> > PC. The simplest is with a USB adaptor.
> > See http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812232002 for an
> > example. (I use this particular one with a variety of drives and can
> > recommend it.)
> >
> > It may also be possible to connect the drive as a secondary or slave in your
> > current PC depending on whether IDE or SATA and whether a suitable
> > connection is available.
> >
> > The data files can then be copied. You may be able to use the Windows
> > transfer wizard (Look at this in Vista help) if you are not sufficiently
> > knowledgeable about the file locations to do it manually.
> > --
> >
> > "ThosRTanner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:10A66D06-8102-4ED9-AE8C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > my pc went belly up this week, but the disk drive survived. My new PC is
> > > vista, but I have all the data from the old PC on what is now an external
> > > drive.
> > >
> > > Is ther any way of automatically recovering the documents and settings
> > > from
> > > the drive?
> >
> >

Patrick Henry Hartnett wrote:

(much snippage)

> I've now Edited this to include information from a local Tech whom showed me
> how to find the message files at <C:/Documents and
> Settings\Usernamehere\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{a series
> Key number\Microsoft\Outlook Express>; and the address book at <C:/Documents
> and Settings\Application Data\User\Usernamehere\Microsoft\Address Book>.
>
> Unfortunately, you must also set these files/folders for "Sharing", in order
> to copy or transfer them. In my case, I must take the older computer to the
> tech so he can remove the permissions from my old drive, in order to transfer
> them. But, I'm closer now.

You don't need to take the computer to a tech for him to "remove
permissions". You just need to take ownership of the files.

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
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

You make it sound soooo easy! However, perhaps you "missed" the portion of
this Hard Drive now being a "Slave" on another system due to the Motherboard
crash on the system it was on. It appears rather impossible to take
"Ownership" of the files on an additional computer which doesn't even belong
to me!

Just how would YOU do it, if you had my problem?

"Malke" wrote:

> Patrick Henry Hartnett wrote:
>
> (much snippage)
>
> > I've now Edited this to include information from a local Tech whom showed me
> > how to find the message files at <C:/Documents and
> > Settings\Usernamehere\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{a series
> > Key number\Microsoft\Outlook Express>; and the address book at <C:/Documents
> > and Settings\Application Data\User\Usernamehere\Microsoft\Address Book>.
> >
> > Unfortunately, you must also set these files/folders for "Sharing", in order
> > to copy or transfer them. In my case, I must take the older computer to the
> > tech so he can remove the permissions from my old drive, in order to transfer
> > them. But, I'm closer now.
>
> You don't need to take the computer to a tech for him to "remove
> permissions". You just need to take ownership of the files.
>
> 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
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>