Folder: Access Denied

[Tim]

I am running XP Home Edition. Recently one of my computers went out on me so
I moved my hard drive over to another computer as a secondary drive. When I
try to access the registered user folder, the one with my name, it gives me
the Access Denied error. I need to access the files held within this folder.
Is there a way to access them? I am rebuilding the PC that it came out of so
what ever I do must be able to either be undone or have no effect when I put
the hard drive back into the other PC.

Thanks in advance.

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810881

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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"Tim" wrote:

| I am running XP Home Edition. Recently one of my computers went out on me so
| I moved my hard drive over to another computer as a secondary drive. When I
| try to access the registered user folder, the one with my name, it gives me
| the Access Denied error. I need to access the files held within this folder.
| Is there a way to access them? I am rebuilding the PC that it came out of so
| what ever I do must be able to either be undone or have no effect when I put
| the hard drive back into the other PC.
|
| Thanks in advance.