how to access administrator documents on "slave" hard drive

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So, I recently upgraded my computer, and purchased a new hard drive,
mobo, cpu, video card, and so on.

And I installed a new copy of window xp on the new hard drive, and set
it to master.

I then took my old hard drive, and set it to slave.

Now, when I boot up my new machine, and log onto the new hard drive
window, and try to access my old hard drive documents, under
administrator (I kept the original name), it won't let me.

So my question is, is there anyway for me to access my old hard drive
administrator documents?

Or do I have to boot up the old hard drive again? And if so, how? I
don't have the old cpu and mobo anymore, so I dont know if booting up
the old hard drive with the new mobo and cpu and whatnot would work.

Any help is appreciated
 
So, I recently upgraded my computer, and purchased a new hard drive,
mobo, cpu, video card, and so on.

And I installed a new copy of window xp on the new hard drive, and set
it to master.

I then took my old hard drive, and set it to slave.

Now, when I boot up my new machine, and log onto the new hard drive
window, and try to access my old hard drive documents, under
administrator (I kept the original name), it won't let me.

So my question is, is there anyway for me to access my old hard drive
administrator documents?

Or do I have to boot up the old hard drive again? And if so, how? I
don't have the old cpu and mobo anymore, so I dont know if booting up
the old hard drive with the new mobo and cpu and whatnot would work.

Any help is appreciated
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What exactly happens when you try to access the documents on the old
hard drive?

If it says "access denied", the solution is to take ownership of the
files, as shown here:

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421
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What exactly happens when you try to access the documents on the old
hard drive?

If it says "access denied", the solution is to take ownership of the
files, as shown here:

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421
Click to expand...

it says access denied[/QUOTE]

Follow the procedure for taking ownership of a file or folder in the
web page that I listed above.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
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