Cannot Copy Files

[Stiganator]

My lab group was running a server on vista and it has gotten to the point where it is just too slow. I setup a Server2k3 box and I put the hard drive from the vista machine into the new machine, but when I try to copy the apache directory. It fails, I figure maybe it is a read only thing, so I try to reset the permissions, but it says I can't do that either. Tomorrow I'm going to hook it up to my back, take it off then put it on the other with MacFUSE. Any other options that might be faster?

 

[RebateMonger]

You can't set permissions on that hard drive because access to those files is limited to accounts that don't exist any more.

How to take ownership of a file or folder in XP (applies to Vista, too)

Take ownership of the entire drive, applying that to all subfolders, too. Then set permissions as desired.

 

[Stiganator]

Tried that too, under advanced permissions it shows the Server2k3 Administrator as being owner of the files and the whole drive.

 

[RebateMonger]

So, if you go to the apache directory, look at the Security Permissions, choose "Advanced", and view the "Effective Permissions" for "Administrator", does the Administrator have the rights you need?