Windows XP Home, Slave Hard Drive

[Guest]

Windows XP Home. I had a hard drive go bad,(bad sector). Bought a new hard
drive and reinstalled the operating system on the new one. I keep the old
hard drive as a slave. When I try and access the files on the old hard drive
(C:\documents and Setting\USER ACCOUNT) I get an access denied prompt.
There is no security tab to change the permissions. How does one accomplish
this?

 

[Malke]

Windows XP Home. I had a hard drive go bad,(bad sector). Bought a new hard
drive and reinstalled the operating system on the new one. I keep the old
hard drive as a slave. When I try and access the files on the old hard drive
(C:\documents and Setting\USER ACCOUNT) I get an access denied prompt.
There is no security tab to change the permissions. How does one accomplish
this?

Take ownership of the files.

Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421] -
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
How Do I Get the Security tab in Folder Properties? -
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_security_tab.htm


Malke

 

[Guest]

That was easy enough. Thanks!

Windows XP Home. I had a hard drive go bad,(bad sector). Bought a new hard
drive and reinstalled the operating system on the new one. I keep the old
hard drive as a slave. When I try and access the files on the old hard drive
(C:\documents and Setting\USER ACCOUNT) I get an access denied prompt.
There is no security tab to change the permissions. How does one accomplish
this?

Take ownership of the files.

Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421] -
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
How Do I Get the Security tab in Folder Properties? -
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_security_tab.htm


Malke
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