need data off old xp drive

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I had my motherboard die on me while running XP. I built a new computer
and xp wouldn't let me boot. I did diagnostic scans on my dard drive -
everything is fine. I did an xp repair install, and it still won't let
me boot (i get a blue screen basically saying if i boot, it could
damage my hardware, then it freezes) So, i installed xp on a different
drive, and set my drive up as a slave. All the information is on my
drive, but the important things i need to get to are under c:/documents
and settings/Me ("Me" being what my password protected administrative
user was on my old pc) Whenever I try to access that folder it says
"Access is denied", it won't let me move it, it won't let me rename it,
it won't let me access it from command prompt. How do i get the files
off of my old drive? Please help.
 
Hi,

You need to take ownership of them. Right-click the folder, select
properties. Go to the security tab and click advanced. You can take control
of the folders on the owner tab. For the security tab to appear in a WinXP
Pro system, you must disable simple file sharing in the control panel/folder
options/view tab. For a WinXP Home system, you must restart in safe mode and
logon as administrator. More details here:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

An additional note for WinXP Pro users: This procedure will not help you
recover data if the files are encrypted. All you will be able to do is
delete them. To recover encrypted files you will need the original
encryption certificate or a Recovery Agent from the installation under which
they were encrypted. Without one of these, the files are not recoverable.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
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