XP Home Edition
My computer died but the hard drive is fine. when i slave the hard drive to
another computer i am restricted from accessing My Documents folder. i have
access to other non-critical files but am blocked from the ones I need. It
does not offer me the option to enter in my security info or anything. Nor
is there an option to share that folder. How do I get access to my files?

"Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6FEDD489-23F5-4CE2-A2B4-(E-Mail Removed)
> XP Home Edition
> My computer died but the hard drive is fine. when i slave
> the hard drive to another computer i am restricted from
> accessing My Documents folder. i have access to other
> non-critical files but am blocked from the ones I need. It
> does not offer me the option to enter in my security info or
> anything. Nor is there an option to share that folder. How
> do I get access to my files?

Since you're running Windows XP Home Edition, you
must start the computer in Safe Mode, and then log on with an
account that has Administrative rights to have access to the
Security tab. To start in Safe Mode, reboot your computer and
start tapping the F8 key as soon as you see anything displayed
on the screen. Keep hitting F8 until the Advanced Startup
Options menu appears. Use the up and down arrow keys on your
keyboard to select Safe Mode. Hit Enter.

Once you have access to the Security tab you can take ownership
of the files and give your account Full Control permissions.
Take a look at these articles for more info:

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;308421

"Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881

Good luck

Nepatsfan

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

> "Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:6FEDD489-23F5-4CE2-A2B4-(E-Mail Removed)
> > XP Home Edition
> > My computer died but the hard drive is fine. when i slave
> > the hard drive to another computer i am restricted from
> > accessing My Documents folder. i have access to other
> > non-critical files but am blocked from the ones I need. It
> > does not offer me the option to enter in my security info or
> > anything. Nor is there an option to share that folder. How
> > do I get access to my files?
>
> Since you're running Windows XP Home Edition, you
> must start the computer in Safe Mode, and then log on with an
> account that has Administrative rights to have access to the
> Security tab. To start in Safe Mode, reboot your computer and
> start tapping the F8 key as soon as you see anything displayed
> on the screen. Keep hitting F8 until the Advanced Startup
> Options menu appears. Use the up and down arrow keys on your
> keyboard to select Safe Mode. Hit Enter.
>
> Once you have access to the Security tab you can take ownership
> of the files and give your account Full Control permissions.
> Take a look at these articles for more info:
>
> How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;308421
>
> "Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>

I had a similar problem before. I fixed by making "my document" public again.