Re: Repair Install Problems / protected folders
From: Hilary Karp (hilarykarp_at_comcast.nospam.net)
Date: 07/08/04
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Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 17:32:12 -0700
You need to take ownership of the old files. See this link:
HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421
Chris G wrote:
> Upgraded my motherboard, so I am doing a "reapir Install'
> on Windows XP Home Edition to get my drive tro work with
> the new board and processor. When going through the
> Repair Install I get an error message similar to "not able
> to access/find some file within some DLL file" (did not
> bring the file name with me). What I did was to install a
> second hard drive...do a fresh install of Windows XP in
> hope of accessing my old drive, copying the files I need
> from My Documents, then just doing a fresh install and
> reload my programs again (a pain, put limited options, and
> I've already wasted 3 days of my life on this crap). This
> seemed to work EXCEPT the folder I need to access on my
> old drive is under my old user name/profile and is
> protected, so I can not open/copy the folder or it's
> contents to my new drive. 1) Is there a way I can get
> around this password protection to access my old documents
> 2) Any other ideas regarding the repair install?
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