Re: Laptop died - how to get Documents and Settings files off HDD ?

Ricky,

Thank you VERY much for this information. I have taken control of my
own (grin) folder and set the permissions. I am currently copying the
files now, and everything looks great so far.

Thanks again!

On Nov 24, 10:14 pm, robert.e.ba...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I will try this now ...

On Nov 24, 10:03 pm, "Ricky" <rsjoiner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Give this a try too..
How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&Produc...
In XP Home you have to boot in safe mode to see the security tab. In XP Pro
you have to disable simple file sharing

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