Accessing Files from a Home Drive

[mcp6453]

I have very little experience with XP Home. Presently I removed a drive
from a laptop with Home. When I tried to access the files from the drive
installed into another computer as slave, the files in My Document are
not accessible. Assuming that the drive is not bootable in the laptop
(which would allow me to remove permissions), how can I access the
files? Can I get to them with BartPE or a Linux live CD?

 

[Malke]

I have very little experience with XP Home. Presently I removed a drive
from a laptop with Home. When I tried to access the files from the drive
installed into another computer as slave, the files in My Document are
not accessible. Assuming that the drive is not bootable in the laptop
(which would allow me to remove permissions), how can I access the
files? Can I get to them with BartPE or a Linux live CD?

While you can certainly get the files using a Bart's PE or Linux, it's much
easier to simply take ownership of them.

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

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have very little experience with XP Home. Presently I removed a drive
from a laptop with Home. When I tried to access the files from the drive
installed into another computer as slave, the files in My Document are
not accessible. Assuming that the drive is not bootable in the laptop
(which would allow me to remove permissions), how can I access the
files? Can I get to them with BartPE or a Linux live CD?

Taking ownership is a much easier solution. Read here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

 

[mcp6453]

I have very little experience with XP Home. Presently I removed a drive
from a laptop with Home. When I tried to access the files from the drive
installed into another computer as slave, the files in My Document are
not accessible. Assuming that the drive is not bootable in the laptop
(which would allow me to remove permissions), how can I access the
files? Can I get to them with BartPE or a Linux live CD?

While you can certainly get the files using a Bart's PE or Linux, it's much
easier to simply take ownership of them.

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

Problem solved, Malke and Ken. Thanks for the links. Are there any detrimental
effects to taking ownership, other than the original owner does not have the
same rights as before?

 

[Malke]

Malke wrote:

Problem solved, Malke and Ken. Thanks for the links. Are there any
detrimental effects to taking ownership, other than the original owner
does not have the same rights as before?

You have to find something else to be aggravated about. Don't worry, it'll
happen. ;-)

Malke