Can't view some hidden files (again)

[Dennis]

Hi, before you read on I am logged on as a member of the administrator group
(default user) and I have already set folder options to view hidden files
and folders and to allow me to view system files and disallowed simple
file sharing.

I have installed XP PRO SP1on a new hard drive and thought I could just copy
files over from my old drive. Things like my email databases (*.dbx) etc.
Done it heaps of times in WIN98 with no problem. But no matter how much I
try I can not view anything in the hidden
....\ApplicationData\Identities\...\Microsoft\Outlook Express\ folder where
the old *.dbx files are located. If I do a search and select "search hidden
folders" etc. I can sometimes find the dbx files but not any other way. I
can't even see the same hidden directories on my new C drive. I know for a
fact that they are there but windows just won't let me view them. There aree
other system
and hidden files that I can see (desktop.ini, etc.)

The only thing I have seriously changed when doing the clean install was
that I formated C to NTFS. My old XP PRO install was on FAT32.

Please help

 

[David Candy]

Type taking ownership in help.

 

[Dennis]

Thanks David,

I tried that and the C:\...\Application
Data\Identities\{0FEE524B-92C8-48D0-8B97-3CAEFDFC89CE}folder already has me
as the owner with full control as well as administrators (which I belong to
anyway) and SYSTEM.

The old XP Drive (F:\ now) does not have a security tap for me to adjust or
check ownership. I can only set sharing on this fiolder, which still doesn't
allow me to view files/folders whe I share it anyway.

I am really stumped on this problem.

Type taking ownership in help.