HELP HELP Can't access 2nd hard drive

[Guest]

Hello can someone please offer me some help and advice.

To better understand my problem, this is a brief description of my system
highlighting the areas where there is a problem:

Windows XP Professional (Service pack 2)
Hard drive 1 = 80 GB (this is used for OS)
Hard drive 2 = 40 GB (this is used for documents)

This is the problem; I had to format drive 1 due to it being messed up by
software. Now that I have reinstalled the OS (Windows XP) I am not able to
access Drive 2. Get error message saying that “access is deniedâ€!!

I have all my documents on this drive, this drive is basically my life.
Could someone please offer me suggestions on how to access this drive?

Note: The OS was installed with the same user name and password as was used
for drive 2.

 

[Galen]

In Moyah8 <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Hello can someone please offer me some help and advice.

To better understand my problem, this is a brief description of my
system highlighting the areas where there is a problem:

Windows XP Professional (Service pack 2)
Hard drive 1 = 80 GB (this is used for OS)
Hard drive 2 = 40 GB (this is used for documents)

This is the problem; I had to format drive 1 due to it being messed
up by software. Now that I have reinstalled the OS (Windows XP) I am
not able to access Drive 2. Get error message saying that "access is
denied"!!

I have all my documents on this drive, this drive is basically my
life. Could someone please offer me suggestions on how to access this
drive?

Note: The OS was installed with the same user name and password as
was used for drive 2.

--

"But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
without them."

Sherlock Holmes

 

[Galen]

In Moyah8 <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Hello can someone please offer me some help and advice.

To better understand my problem, this is a brief description of my
system highlighting the areas where there is a problem:

Windows XP Professional (Service pack 2)
Hard drive 1 = 80 GB (this is used for OS)
Hard drive 2 = 40 GB (this is used for documents)

This is the problem; I had to format drive 1 due to it being messed
up by software. Now that I have reinstalled the OS (Windows XP) I am
not able to access Drive 2. Get error message saying that "access is
denied"!!

I have all my documents on this drive, this drive is basically my
life. Could someone please offer me suggestions on how to access this
drive?

Note: The OS was installed with the same user name and password as
was used for drive 2.

Hmm... I think I sent one blank...

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&sd=tech

Galen
--

"But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
without them."

Sherlock Holmes

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Please see this link on "taking ownership" of a folder:
http://rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Taking_ownership

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY VERY MUCH. I now have access to my files, life goes
on. Cheers.

 

[Guest]

THANKS, U people are a life saver.