How to retrieve mydocuments folder on another drive

[Guest Wilhelm]

I sold my computer and removed the hard drive from it. However, I baught a

new computer with seperate version of XP. I also added the 'old' hardrive as

I have a lot of documents on it. However I am unable to retrieve the

documents under the 'mydocuments' folder. Is this possible without booting

from this drive?

[Guest Bob I]

Re: How to retrieve mydocuments folder on another drive

 

Normally yes, but what happens when you try?

 

Wilhelm wrote:

> I sold my computer and removed the hard drive from it. However, I baught a

> new computer with seperate version of XP. I also added the 'old' hardrive as

> I have a lot of documents on it. However I am unable to retrieve the

> documents under the 'mydocuments' folder. Is this possible without booting

> from this drive?

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: How to retrieve mydocuments folder on another drive

 

Wilhelm <Wilhelm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I sold my computer and removed the hard drive from it. However, I

> baught a new computer with seperate version of XP. I also added the

> 'old' hardrive as I have a lot of documents on it. However I am

> unable to retrieve the documents under the 'mydocuments' folder. Is

> this possible without booting from this drive?

 

Yes...you just need to take ownership.

 

http://www.winxptutor.com/ownership.htm

[Guest Here Today]

Re: How to retrieve mydocuments folder on another drive

 

 

"Wilhelm" <Wilhelm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:5E1925A8-06F6-401C-8060-BC02D3A8A3BA@microsoft.com...

>I sold my computer and removed the hard drive from it. However, I baught a

> new computer with seperate version of XP. I also added the 'old' hardrive

> as

> I have a lot of documents on it. However I am unable to retrieve the

> documents under the 'mydocuments' folder. Is this possible without booting

> from this drive?

 

Did you have your profile for these files set to private? Try creating a

user profile using the same name and password used on your old computer.

Log on with this profile, go to properties of the

OldDrive_Driveletter:\Documents and Settings\YourOldProfileName. Go to the

security tab and add the new_profile_from_new_computer to full access. You

can copy and move at this point or log back on with new computer profile and

try yo access the files or take ownership thru the properties of

OldDrive_Driveletter:\Documents and Settings\YourOldProfileName.

 

The Mean One

[Guest DL]

Re: How to retrieve mydocuments folder on another drive

 

See 'take ownership' in Help

 

"Wilhelm" <Wilhelm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:5E1925A8-06F6-401C-8060-BC02D3A8A3BA@microsoft.com...

>I sold my computer and removed the hard drive from it. However, I baught a

> new computer with seperate version of XP. I also added the 'old' hardrive

> as

> I have a lot of documents on it. However I am unable to retrieve the

> documents under the 'mydocuments' folder. Is this possible without booting

> from this drive?

[Guest Wilhelm]

Re: How to retrieve mydocuments folder on another drive

 

Error message: "Access is denied"

This also applies to the "windows" folder.

 

"Bob I" wrote:

> Normally yes, but what happens when you try?

>

> Wilhelm wrote:

>

> > I sold my computer and removed the hard drive from it. However, I baught a

> > new computer with seperate version of XP. I also added the 'old' hardrive as

> > I have a lot of documents on it. However I am unable to retrieve the

> > documents under the 'mydocuments' folder. Is this possible without booting

> > from this drive?

>

>

[Guest Alain]

Re: How to retrieve mydocuments folder on another drive

 

Did you create the same username with the same password on the new computer

that you had on the old one? If not try it...

 

"Wilhelm" <Wilhelm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:E534333D-C0A0-4B7A-9013-9C0335E635DD@microsoft.com...

> Error message: "Access is denied"

> This also applies to the "windows" folder.

>

> "Bob I" wrote:

>

>> Normally yes, but what happens when you try?

>>

>> Wilhelm wrote:

>>

>> > I sold my computer and removed the hard drive from it. However, I

>> > baught a

>> > new computer with seperate version of XP. I also added the 'old'

>> > hardrive as

>> > I have a lot of documents on it. However I am unable to retrieve the

>> > documents under the 'mydocuments' folder. Is this possible without

>> > booting

>> > from this drive?

>>

>>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: How to retrieve mydocuments folder on another drive

 

Wilhelm <Wilhelm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Error message: "Access is denied"

> This also applies to the "windows" folder.

 

Did you see my reply about taking ownership?

>

> "Bob I" wrote:

>

>> Normally yes, but what happens when you try?

>>

>> Wilhelm wrote:

>>

>>> I sold my computer and removed the hard drive from it. However, I

>>> baught a new computer with seperate version of XP. I also added the

>>> 'old' hardrive as I have a lot of documents on it. However I am

>>> unable to retrieve the documents under the 'mydocuments' folder. Is

>>> this possible without booting from this drive?