Moving drive from old PC to new PC

[sweetsco]

I recently moved a hard drive to a new computer and I can't gain read/write
access to my old folders.

My computer puked. I'm pretty sure it's the motherboard. So, I bought a
new tower and moved the hard drive. Old system XP, new system Vista.

I can see all the old files and have even transferred mail ID's to the vista
system, but I can't take the "read only" attribute off any of the folders. I
tried the "take ownership" procedure and it did not work even though in the
dialogue box shows that my ID on the new Vista system is the owner. Anyone
got any help????

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I recently moved a hard drive to a new computer and I can't gain read/write
access to my old folders.

My computer puked. I'm pretty sure it's the motherboard. So, I bought a
new tower and moved the hard drive. Old system XP, new system Vista.

I can see all the old files and have even transferred mail ID's to the vista
system, but I can't take the "read only" attribute off any of the folders. I
tried the "take ownership" procedure and it did not work even though in the
dialogue box shows that my ID on the new Vista system is the owner. Anyone
got any help????

HOW TO Take Ownership of a File or Folder in WinXP (It's the same for
Vista, though)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q308421


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[sweetsco]

Bruce, as my post said, I tried this procedure and it did not work. If I did
something wrong and you can advise me I'll try again. tnx. Scott

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, sweetsco.

Have you seen this KB article:
You cannot view or change the Read-only or the System attributes of folders
in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, or in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;326549

It says, among other things, "Unlike the Read-only attribute for a file, the
Read-only attribute for a folder is typically ignored by Windows, Windows
components and accessories, and other programs."

RC
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