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User Accounts on XP
I recently upgraded my entire system and when I put my C:\ drive in the new
box it wouldn't load my XP so I installed it again on my D:\ drive. I tried to access my MY DOCUMENTS folder from the new XP and it would let me have access because I had it as a Private folder and password protected. But I can't get the old Drive to run the installed XP I get a system error and it won't load. My question is ......... Is there any way to get access to the MY DOCUMENTS folder without being in the XP on my C:\ drive ? I need the files in it becuase they have all my passwords plus my other important documents and files. |
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User Accounts on XP
"Pitguy32" wrote in message
... I recently upgraded my entire system and when I put my C:\ drive in the new box it wouldn't load my XP so I installed it again on my D:\ drive. I tried to access my MY DOCUMENTS folder from the new XP and it would let me have access because I had it as a Private folder and password protected. But I can't get the old Drive to run the installed XP I get a system error and it won't load. My question is ......... Is there any way to get access to the MY DOCUMENTS folder without being in the XP on my C:\ drive ? I need the files in it becuase they have all my passwords plus my other important documents and files. I'm not sure exactly what you did, but let's see if I've got this right. You took the hard drive from your old computer and put it in a new computer. When you started your new computer, it wouldn't boot into XP. If that's the case, you need to perform a repair installation on the copy of XP that's on your C drive. You're trying to boot an XP installation that has all the hardware settings, all the drivers, and the registry from another computer on a new system. That's not going to work. Take a look at this web site for more information. Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm If what I outlined above doesn't describe your situation, then the best I can pass along is that you should boot into the new XP installation on your D drive and take ownership of any files that you can't access on your C drive. Take a look at these articles for more information on that subject. "Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881 How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;308421 Note: If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, you must start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an account that has Administrative rights to have access to the Security tab. To start in Safe Mode, reboot your computer and start tapping the F8 key as soon as you see anything displayed on the screen. Keep hitting F8 until the Advanced Startup Options menu appears. Use the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard to select Safe Mode. Hit Enter. Good luck Nepatsfan |
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