Protected Directory - Help

[Bill Smith]

OK, here's the problem:
Inlaws PC motherboard fried. They bought a new PC with XP Pro (same as prior
PC). Original PC had 3 user accounts. One (dads) was password
protected/admin.

Father-in-law took the old hard drive and installed it as a slave in the new
PC. He went into "C:\Documents and Settings" folder and copied 2 of the user
account files onto the new system. (He's just putting them all into his "My
Documents" directory at this time) Problem is, the directory containing his
files is locked. Can't view, copy, etc. I assume it was due to the
protection (via XP) he set up on the old system. I was just going to put the
HD into an old PC I have and change the permissions. Unfortunately, he also
wiped out the windows directory off the old HD.

Is there any way to un-secure the old user directory?

Thanks!

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

HOW TO Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q308421

 

[DL]

Maybe its simply a question of "Taking Ownership"
see win help

 

[Bill Smith]

Thanks Mark (and DL)! Will try it as soon as I get off work.

Thanks again! -Bill
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Smitty
Somerset, PA

HOW TO Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q308421