Re: How to recover data after failed XP Pro upgrade??

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From: neil (neilp67_at_hotmaildotcom)
Date: 03/07/04 

Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 10:32:58 -0000

Have a look in "help and support" and search for "take ownership" that
should sort you out.
Neil
"James" <news@att.com> wrote in message
news:97DFDE2D-0283-4B89-BD8C-501603FCE75E@microsoft.com...
> I upgraded from XP Home SP1 to XP Pro, and at the first reboot the
computer froze on "Windows is inspecting your system...". I tried to boot
with the XP Pro CD-ROM, but it failed to get past the OS choice screen right
at the beginning.
>
> Anyway, I had to run the recovery CD, but since this wipes out the hard
disk, I removed the existing hard-disk and build a new one in. All went
fine, I ran the recovery CD, got a fresh install of XP Home, and installed
Windows XP Pro SP1 as well in a dual-boot configuration.
>
> I would like to recover the data from my old hard disk, and I have built
it into an external case. However, most of the files I need are under my old
XP Home profile: "G:\Documents and Settings\James\... " on this old hard
disk.
>
> When I click on this folder, I get "G:\Documents and Settings\James is not
accessible. Access is denied"
>
> How can I access the files that are under this old profile?
>
> Many thanks in advance.

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