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can not get files off old harddrive

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Sully

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I fried the motherboard and had to reinstall windows XP on a new harddrive. I had some saved files on my desktop and I can't get the files off my old harddrive.
Does anyone know how to access these files?
Thanks,
Sully
 
Hi,

Is the problem that you can't find the files? or that they're not there?

The path for the desktop is:

C:\"Documents and Settings"\<user>\Desktop\

Good luck,

Andy
 
I do a search and the file does'nt come up. I was working on a long word document and i saved it on the desktop.

Lost the motherboard and I can not get the file. I know it is there.
 
Hi,

So to be absolutely clear about this (in case I'm really stupid!) When you descend to the C:\"Documents and Settings"\<user>\Desktop\ directory is it:

Empty
Missing some files (the ones you want).

Sorry for being so picky.

Cheers,

Andy
 
Fencer,
I have to remote access the box and see if I can see the files.
It is a friends PC. I am going to get in and I will let you know.
 
I can not get to the user in documents and settings it gives a message of access denied. How do i get in that harddrive it seems to block access
 
Hi,

Are you logged in with Administrator privilages? (I can't spell!) Other users Documents and Settings are off limits otherwise unless you are the user in question.

Cheers,

Andy
 
Hi,

To clarify a couple of points at this juncture:

I can not get to the user in documents and settings it gives a message of access denied. How do i get in that harddrive it seems to block access
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The HD does not block access, it is the user directories under "Documents and Settings", as I gather from your posts.

I assume therefore you're using NTFS and that you don't have sufficient privledges (thanks for the spelling! 🙂 ) to access the user directories. If this is the case I can only assume that either:

1. Something new I have never seen has occured.
2. You don't have administrator privledges as you believe.
3. The file permissions have been screwed and administrator group membership does not get you into these folders.

In order to try and solve for 3, right click on the folder you want to descend into, select the security - then advanced tabs. Go to "Owner" and take ownership. Remeber to check box to take ownership of subfolders and files below.

If you don't see the "security" tab once into the folder properties then this is an indication that you do not have administrative privledges.

Let me know what you find.

Cheers,

Andy
 
Fencer128
The windows xp box I am working on has no way to get in as administrator only.
How do yo log on as administrator if the box was set up as a user no password?
 
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