Recovering Data

RIPSTER · 12-22-07, 07:02 AM

I just finished swapping out an old 40gb Maxtor for a Seagate 80GB HD, the old HD still contains my previous windows account which when I attempt to access states that I do not have the nessecary rights, im guessing this is because I had previously chosen to make my files private, is there any way to access the files, maybe I can somehow access the files as an alt user and enter the Username and PW of the windows account?

thanks

RIPSTER

redduc900 · 12-22-07, 07:32 AM

You'll need to take ownership of the files / folders in question...

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

RIPSTER · 12-23-07, 04:39 AM

thank you

12-22-07, 07:02 AM	Thread Starter #1
RIPSTER Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: England	Recovering Data I just finished swapping out an old 40gb Maxtor for a Seagate 80GB HD, the old HD still contains my previous windows account which when I attempt to access states that I do not have the nessecary rights, im guessing this is because I had previously chosen to make my files private, is there any way to access the files, maybe I can somehow access the files as an alt user and enter the Username and PW of the windows account? thanks RIPSTER __________________ Pentium Dual Core 3.4 2GB Corsair RAM Gigabyte-G41M -ES2L nVidia Geforce 8600GT Maxtor 320GB/80GB SATA HD TSSTcorp SH-S223C SATA DVDRW
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12-22-07, 07:32 AM	#2
redduc900 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: WCG@home in Portland	You'll need to take ownership of the files / folders in question... How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421 __________________ "Taking Your Posting to the Next Level" "Unofficial Posting Guidelines" "Forum FAQs, Guidelines, and Rules" "Signatures: Content, Size and readability"
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12-23-07, 04:39 AM	Thread Starter #3
RIPSTER Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: England	thank you __________________ Pentium Dual Core 3.4 2GB Corsair RAM Gigabyte-G41M -ES2L nVidia Geforce 8600GT Maxtor 320GB/80GB SATA HD TSSTcorp SH-S223C SATA DVDRW
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