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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: expeditionjak on April 18, 2007, 06:19:10 PM

Title: accessing files on an old hdd
Post by: expeditionjak on April 18, 2007, 06:19:10 PM

Last winter my power source got fried in a wind storm so I decided to buy a new computer and just install my old hdd into the new one so I can have two. Problem is that files on my old hdd are password protected and I have no idea how to disable it. I have windows xp on both hdds. Is there a way I can quit one, start the other and disable it?? any help would be appreciated, my wife is freakin out over our wedding pix saved on there. thanks

Title: Re: accessing files on an old hdd
Post by: Zylstra on April 18, 2007, 06:25:58 PM

From what I have gathered:
You want to get your old files
But you are unable to because of the Windows XP protection

You need to use the old HDD to go in, log into the account, and put all the files you want onto the C:\ drive in their own folder.
(Copy the documents folder to the C:\ drive)
Then they will no longer be user protected when you try to use the new drive.

Is this what you meant?

Title: Re: accessing files on an old hdd
Post by: expeditionjak on April 18, 2007, 06:33:51 PM

guess I should have said that the first time. thats exactly what I need to do. then I can clear the drive and use it just for storage.

Title: Re: accessing files on an old hdd
Post by: patio on April 18, 2007, 07:28:05 PM

Try This (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421)