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From: JonEG on 6 Jan 2010 18:48 Hi there, This is my first post so please be gentle! My family computer is an old Dell Inspiron and for a while its been very slow, then it stopped booting alltogether. The problem turned out to be the hard drive was degenerating so we bought a new one, installed it and kept the old one as the F drive so that we could access all the old files. My brother then reinstalled windows onto the machine. So far so good. Until I tried to access my old files. My old user account was password protected and Im assuming that this is the problem as when I try to get into it I get F:\Documents and Settings\Jonathan is not accessible Access is denied Any idea how I can get into this folder as there are lots of family photos, important documents, etc, etc that I need!!! Thanks a lot guys!! Jonathan -- JonEG
From: philo on 6 Jan 2010 20:08 JonEG wrote: > Hi there, > > This is my first post so please be gentle! > > My family computer is an old Dell Inspiron and for a while its been > very slow, then it stopped booting alltogether. The problem turned out > to be the hard drive was degenerating so we bought a new one, installed > it and kept the old one as the F drive so that we could access all the > old files. My brother then reinstalled windows onto the machine. > > So far so good. Until I tried to access my old files. > > My old user account was password protected and Im assuming that this is > the problem as when I try to get into it I get > > F:\Documents and Settings\Jonathan is not accessible > > Access is denied > > Any idea how I can get into this folder as there are lots of family > photos, important documents, etc, etc that I need!!! > > Thanks a lot guys!! > > Jonathan > > > > not a password problem you need to take ownership http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881
From: Andrew E. on 6 Jan 2010 20:14 If a password exists on that account delete it & access the hd.Otherwise, at pc start-up,tap the F8 key,select safe-mode,select to enter xp as the "administrator",in xp,open the folder(s),either copy or try creating a short- cut,move the shortcut to user account. "JonEG" wrote: > > Hi there, > > This is my first post so please be gentle! > > My family computer is an old Dell Inspiron and for a while its been > very slow, then it stopped booting alltogether. The problem turned out > to be the hard drive was degenerating so we bought a new one, installed > it and kept the old one as the F drive so that we could access all the > old files. My brother then reinstalled windows onto the machine. > > So far so good. Until I tried to access my old files. > > My old user account was password protected and Im assuming that this is > the problem as when I try to get into it I get > > F:\Documents and Settings\Jonathan is not accessible > > Access is denied > > Any idea how I can get into this folder as there are lots of family > photos, important documents, etc, etc that I need!!! > > Thanks a lot guys!! > > Jonathan > > > > > -- > JonEG > . >
From: Bruce Chambers on 6 Jan 2010 21:02 Andrew E. wrote: > If a password exists on that account delete it & access the hd.Otherwise, > at pc start-up,tap the F8 key,select safe-mode,select to enter xp as the > "administrator",in xp,open the folder(s),either copy or try creating a short- > cut,move the shortcut to user account. > Answer the wrong post, Andrew? I only ask because your reply is about as far off base as it's possible to get. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
From: Bruce Chambers on 6 Jan 2010 21:02
JonEG wrote: > Hi there, > > This is my first post so please be gentle! > > My family computer is an old Dell Inspiron and for a while its been > very slow, then it stopped booting alltogether. The problem turned out > to be the hard drive was degenerating so we bought a new one, installed > it and kept the old one as the F drive so that we could access all the > old files. My brother then reinstalled windows onto the machine. > > So far so good. Until I tried to access my old files. > > My old user account was password protected and Im assuming that this is > the problem as when I try to get into it I get > > F:\Documents and Settings\Jonathan is not accessible > > Access is denied > > Any idea how I can get into this folder as there are lots of family > photos, important documents, etc, etc that I need!!! > > Thanks a lot guys!! > > Jonathan > > > > If you hadn't encrypted the data files (which could not have been done with WinXP Home), you may be facing nothing more than a simple permissions issue. Have you tried taking ownership of the old folders? HOW TO Take Ownership of a File or Folder in WinXP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q308421 Then simply use Windows Explorer to click and drag any files you want from one drive to the other. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |