Dan said:
My old computer fried need to get files from it ,only have a laptop and a USB
External drive bay. I hooked the old XP Home HDD into the external pluged it
into the Laptop and it shows all the windows files but not My Documents or My
Music files. Any Help Appreciated.
Try taking ownership of the files. Take a look at these articles for more info:
"Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881
How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421
Note: If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition on the laptop, 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.
Good luck
Nepatsfan