Re: Accessing Another Profile



Take ownership of those files from an administrator account:

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

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Greetings,
Daniel Martín


"C. Bomar" <chrisbomar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uJLQ6pICGHA.3876@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I had a previous computer with Windows XP Pro but the power supply died on
> me. Years later I decided to switch the hard drive as a slave drive into my
> new dell. I was wanting to access the files from the old hard drive but I am
> unable to get to my old documents because they are secured. I have already
> forgotten username and passwords for this account since I have not used it
> in a long time and my new dell will not allow me to but from the old hard
> drive. How can I access my old files and get around the privacy and the
> secured folders.
>
>
.



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