Hello,

My computer died (which uses XP), so I'm using another computer (that uses
XP) until I get it fixed. I run a small business and there are folders I
need from desktop from the old computer. I've taken the hard drive out, put
it into my new pc and saved shared files that I needed, however I am not able
to access my desktop from the old hard drive. It says "access denied" for
the desktop file only. I'm wondering if it's because I had a password on
that user.

So to confirm... I put the old hard drive in the new pc, I was able to copy
most files/folder I needed, however am not able to access a few that were
saved on my desktop. With the hard drive connected to my new pc, am I able
to remove the password... or does the fact that it denies access mean the
folders are now corrupt.

I'd appreciate any suggestions or advice!!

Thanks,
Laura
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Nathan McNulty
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laurak331 wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My computer died (which uses XP), so I'm using another computer (that uses
> XP) until I get it fixed. I run a small business and there are folders I
> need from desktop from the old computer. I've taken the hard drive out, put
> it into my new pc and saved shared files that I needed, however I am not able
> to access my desktop from the old hard drive. It says "access denied" for
> the desktop file only. I'm wondering if it's because I had a password on
> that user.
>
> So to confirm... I put the old hard drive in the new pc, I was able to copy
> most files/folder I needed, however am not able to access a few that were
> saved on my desktop. With the hard drive connected to my new pc, am I able
> to remove the password... or does the fact that it denies access mean the
> folders are now corrupt.
>
> I'd appreciate any suggestions or advice!!
>
> Thanks,
> Laura
> (E-Mail Removed)