New computer old drive

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My computer died. Motherboard or powersupply not sure which. So I built a new
machine. It has a SATA drive XP Pro on it. I took the drive from my old
system and attached it to the IDE connector and it was recognized with no
problem. I used the same USER NAME for me on the new one as the old one and
used the same password. I however cannot access my folder on the old drive.
If I click on any of the other users folders I have access but my folder
which was the admin folder and which I had restricted on the old drive will
not let me access it. I right click and there is no security tab by which to
change permissioons on it either. Does anyone have any ideas of how I can
access my old folder.

Thanks
Kirk

 

[Nepatsfan]

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My computer died. Motherboard or powersupply not sure which.
So I built a new machine. It has a SATA drive XP Pro on it.
I took the drive from my old system and attached it to the
IDE connector and it was recognized with no problem. I used
the same USER NAME for me on the new one as the old one and
used the same password. I however cannot access my folder on
the old drive. If I click on any of the other users folders
I have access but my folder which was the admin folder and
which I had restricted on the old drive will not let me
access it. I right click and there is no security tab by
which to change permissioons on it either. Does anyone have
any ideas of how I can access my old folder.

Thanks
Kirk

You need to disable Simple File Sharing and take ownership of
the files. Take a look at these articles for more info:

How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a
shared folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874/

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

"Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881

Good luck

Nepatsfan