Transfering Files from Old Hard Drive - Trouble with My Documents Folder

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Richard Wyllie

My Compaq 5000T running Windows XP Home edition blew up a few weeks ago. It
was time to get a new one.

I now have and HP a1520y running Windows XP Media edition.

Now, I took the old hard drive, got an enclosure for it and plugged it into
a USB port on the new computer. Everything comes up fine, except that it
won't let me access the My Documents folder. This is the only one that
really means anything to me.

The log on for the old computer was password protected. I created an
administrator's profile on my new computer with the same name, hoping that
would help. It didn't. I can see the files loading in My Computer when I
first turn it on, but when I try to open it, I am told, "Access Denied".
Plus, when I click on properties, it shows the folder as empty.

Fortunately, I had a good back up before the crash and I didn't lose any
critical files, but there are some on the old Hard Disk that I would like to
access. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Rich
 
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Richard Wyllie said:
My Compaq 5000T running Windows XP Home edition blew up a
few weeks ago. It was time to get a new one.

I now have and HP a1520y running Windows XP Media edition.

Now, I took the old hard drive, got an enclosure for it and
plugged it into a USB port on the new computer. Everything
comes up fine, except that it won't let me access the My
Documents folder. This is the only one that really means
anything to me.
The log on for the old computer was password protected. I
created an administrator's profile on my new computer with
the same name, hoping that would help. It didn't. I can
see the files loading in My Computer when I first turn it
on, but when I try to open it, I am told, "Access Denied".
Plus, when I click on properties, it shows the folder as
empty.
Fortunately, I had a good back up before the crash and I
didn't lose any critical files, but there are some on the
old Hard Disk that I would like to access. Any help would
be appreciated.
Thanks

Rich
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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
 
Thanks. I knew there was a solution. I appreciate your help and will give
this a shot. I'll post the result.
 
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