Re: My Documents on Previous OS Installation

From: Daniel Roth (mr.roth_at_gmx.net)
Date: 03/12/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 03:50:05 +0100

You need to be a member of the "Administrator" group on the computer in
order to copy it.
This is due to the filesystem NTFS and the function where different users
can have access to different files.
If you have reinstalled WinXP on your new HDD and are trying to copy your
old files back, it's because the ID of your old Administrator-group isn't
the same as your new.
Right click on the file/directory and select Properties.
The go to the tab "Security" and click the button "Advanced".
Then go to the tab "Owner" and select wich user you want to change to be the
new owner of the file.

A tip is to check the box "Replace owner of subcategories and object" (not
sure on exact phrase.. using Swedish OS myself ;-) )

Sincerly
Daniel Roth

"Simon Plumb" <simon@inline.co.uk> skrev i meddelandet
news:qp94c.1817$2s5.791@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...
> I have just added an additional hard drive to my computer and was hoping
to
> copy the data from my original hard drive (My documents) onto my new hard
> drive, however, I am unable to obtain access to this folder. I keep
getting
> access denied.
>
> Is there any way of accessing this folder and copying the contents over?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Simon
>
>

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