Re: 2 WinXP installations...1 computer...File access denied!?!?
From: Ricky (rsjoiner_at_no_spambellsouth.net)
Date: 10/21/04
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 22:43:33 -0500
How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&Product=winxp
You have to boot in safe mode in XP Home to see the security tab.
"MAPernoud" <MAPernoud@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> OK...
> I recently got a new motherboard/64bit processor. I installed them in
> place of the system I had. Of course, like I expected, Win XP did not
> accept
> the change and would not start up nomatter what I did (I tried
> EVERYTHING).
> So being that I have 3 large hard drives, I chose to just install winxp on
> another drive, Which worked like a charm. However, all of my extremely
> important files are stuck on drive C: where the old non-working winXP is.
> When I try to access them through the new winxp installation, it says
> access
> denied. For example when I get into my documents and settings folder on
> my
> old installation drive. I have thousands of mp3's and documents that I
> cannot loose! Please help me out! Also, I how do I get rid of the boot
> screen that has both windows installations option at dos startup?
>
> This is the second time I have posted this question b/c the first reply
> didn't help. Please keep in mind that I DID do a recovery installation
> after
> installing my new motherboard/processor, and when that didn't work I tried
> doing full. After I just decided to do a full install on another hard
> drive,
> I soon came to realize that I couldn't access my documents folder off of
> the
> old non-working installation. All I need are the files from my documents
> on
> my old system b/c I have very valuable info that for whatever reason
> didn't
> burn corectly on my backup DVD's...after that, I will delete the old
> installation and forget about it.
>
> In short...I need to be able to copy 'my documents' from my old
> installation
> on my C: drive to my new installation on my E: drive. First, I need
> 'access'
> b/c right now all it says is access denied.
>
> IF YOU CAN HELP ME OUT, THANK YOU SO MUCH!
>
> ~Mark
>
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