Backup problem

[Guest]

I have problem to backup my personal data.
I had one 40 Gb hard drive and before 5 days ago system has "fall down".
I decide to buy a new hard drive in order to use the moment and upgrade the
system.
I have connect the old hard drive as a slave in order to backup my data to
new location. As I click on folder x:/Documents and Settings/user/ it says me
"It's not accessible. Access is denied." I can remember, earlier I set My
Documents folder as Private, and maybe that is the problem.
The question is, how can I access to my old files which is located in slave
disk.
btw: I'm using the administrator account and I set up the new system with
the same usernames and passwords, but it wont work !
Sorry on my english, but I hope you will understand me.

 

[Guest]

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421
HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP

NOTE: You must be logged on to the computer using an account that has
administrative
privileges. If you are running Windows XP Home Edition, in order to have
access to
the Security tab, you must first start in Safe Mode and log on with an
account that
has Administrative rights.

The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional