access denied

[Graham]

Hi,
i'm trying to transfer data from my laptop harddrive to my
PC (after spilling water over the laptop!). I'm using
portable USB HDD drive to hold the laptops HD.

I can copy all the files except for the ones i really need
i.e. the ones in the documents and settings directory. On
my laptop i had an account setup as Graham, which had a
password.
Now it wont allow me to to copy it over - saying access is
denied.
I've tried setting up an identical account on the pc and
logging on as this user - but no success
Ive also tried setting the read only attributes in dos but
without success. Any ideas?
Thanks
Graham

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

This article describes how to take ownership of a file or folder
to which you have been denied access:

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Hi,
| i'm trying to transfer data from my laptop harddrive to my
| PC (after spilling water over the laptop!). I'm using
| portable USB HDD drive to hold the laptops HD.
|
| I can copy all the files except for the ones i really need
| i.e. the ones in the documents and settings directory. On
| my laptop i had an account setup as Graham, which had a
| password.
| Now it wont allow me to to copy it over - saying access is
| denied.
| I've tried setting up an identical account on the pc and
| logging on as this user - but no success
| Ive also tried setting the read only attributes in dos but
| without success. Any ideas?
| Thanks
| Graham