Accessing files in a user's locked directory after system meltdown

  • Thread starter Thread starter Joao de Souza
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Joao de Souza

Here is the situation: The user's PC's motherboard went bye bye. Dell
sent a replacement machine with similar configuration. I moved the hard
disk from the old computer and installed it as an extra hard disk in the
new one.

Now, I created the same username and same password on the new computer.
But when trying to access OldDisk:\Documents and Settings\username\ it
keeps giving me access denied. Even though its the same username and
password. And I can access all directories and files of the old disk,
except for the user's files. Login in with administrator access doesn't
help either.

How can I access those files? The user needs them urgently.

Thanks & cheers.
 

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