vista denies me access to my HD! HELP!

slyfury

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i did a clean install of windows vista ultimate 32 bit...now it wont let me access my back up partion that i had in win xp! what gives? i need all my stuff back! please help..i googled but nothing usefull came up...thanks guys

 

LiveSideways

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Could you take a screenshot of the exact error?

 

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one sec brb...

 

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slyfury

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wow...i had to install 3 diff screen cap proggies because none would install correctly

 

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Was it locked to your user name in XP? PS, Print Screen + Paint = No screen cap apps.

ERD Commander will clear any permissions left over by XP. Or you can try to do it manually through the permissions tab under security.

 

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thats the weird thing...i have full control in the security tab. i have taken ownership and also gave myself permission...this is starting to freak me out! i will die if i lose all my documents...dang my taxes are tehere! help please!

 

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FIXED:


for some weird reason it wasnt saving my security rettings...i went in safe mode gave everyone full control and boom, worked after restart...

thanks for your help livesideways!