Hey, my laptop broke, so I had the hard drive placed in an
externally-readable shell. On my new computer, it reads all of the folders
fine, but I can't access anything under my old user folder, because it was
password protected. I still know the password to the account, but I can't
find anyway to enter it. I'm trying to access my old "My Documents" folder,
but everything is locked.

See if this helps..
How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
In XP Home you have to boot in safe mode to see the security tab. In XP Pro
you have to disable simple file sharing.

"Mr. Mouthwash" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newsD4F6F61-37F4-4BC1-8E32-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hey, my laptop broke, so I had the hard drive placed in an
> externally-readable shell. On my new computer, it reads all of the folders
> fine, but I can't access anything under my old user folder, because it was
> password protected. I still know the password to the account, but I can't
> find anyway to enter it. I'm trying to access my old "My Documents"
> folder,
> but everything is locked.

Access is Denied Error Message:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881

Shared folder access:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sdperms.htm

Also read this MS KB article about how to take ownership of files.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

JS

"Mr. Mouthwash" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newsD4F6F61-37F4-4BC1-8E32-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hey, my laptop broke, so I had the hard drive placed in an
> externally-readable shell. On my new computer, it reads all of the folders
> fine, but I can't access anything under my old user folder, because it was
> password protected. I still know the password to the account, but I can't
> find anyway to enter it. I'm trying to access my old "My Documents"
> folder,
> but everything is locked.

Mr. Mouthwash wrote:
> Hey, my laptop broke, so I had the hard drive placed in an
> externally-readable shell. On my new computer, it reads all of the
> folders fine, but I can't access anything under my old user folder,
> because it was password protected. I still know the password to the
> account, but I can't find anyway to enter it. I'm trying to access
> my old "My Documents" folder, but everything is locked.


How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

Read *carefully* - do not just skim the page and start following steps.
There is important information there dependent on the version of Windows XP
you have.

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