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Starface111

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    Hard Drive Problem
    « on: December 05, 2008, 09:05:57 PM »
    My e-machine stopped working.  My brother gave me a Dell.  I took my hard drive from the e-machine and added it to the Dell.  The problem is I can't access most of the files of the users that were password protected.  I can access the files of the two user accounts that were not password protected.  There are pictures and documents that I want to access.  Please help.
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    Re: Hard Drive Problem
    « Reply #1 on: December 05, 2008, 09:16:29 PM »
    when you say password protected, do you mean encrypted (IE, shown in green?)
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      Re: Hard Drive Problem
      « Reply #2 on: December 05, 2008, 09:25:27 PM »
      When I go to my computer and I explore the emachine hard drive, the files that it wont let me open are dimmer than the other ones.  It never asks for a password.  I don't know if they are encripted.  All I know is that the user accounts that didn't have a password (while it was in the emachine) are fine.  I can browse those files easily.   
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      Re: Hard Drive Problem
      « Reply #3 on: December 05, 2008, 09:27:42 PM »
      XP or Vista?

      Is it possible for you to provide a screenshot?
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      Re: Hard Drive Problem
      « Reply #4 on: December 05, 2008, 09:32:47 PM »
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        Re: Hard Drive Problem
        « Reply #5 on: December 06, 2008, 10:52:30 AM »
        Quote from: Starface111 on December 05, 2008, 09:25:27 PM
        When I go to my computer and I explore the emachine hard drive, the files that it wont let me open are dimmer than the other ones.  It never asks for a password.  I don't know if they are encripted.  All I know is that the user accounts that didn't have a password (while it was in the emachine) are fine.  I can browse those files easily.   

        show hidden files maybe...!!??
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          Re: Hard Drive Problem
          « Reply #6 on: December 09, 2008, 08:22:16 PM »
          That link helped, kinda.  I had to take ownership of the folders and files that I couldn't open.
          I need to spend more time on it. 
          Everything is done in safe-mode.
          Thanks for the help so far.
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