Guest Bram Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 my bootdisc with windows and worst my personal documents, email etc crashed. to be able to transfer files i mounted it as an extra HDD via USB to my 2nd PC. I couldnt look under the my documents/user name files due to protection built in Windows. So i thought i'd work around it by creating a user account om the 2nd pc with the same login name and pass as my 1st pc. But no show. then i tried file transfer. But of course, this only works with special migration files like the csv export file needed to import your old address book for instance. So no solution there. The only thing i can do is get passed my documents/my user name and see all files, but i cant drag them elsewhere (cannot read msg) or when i drag the files i want to restore into the share users map on the former C drive (1st pc, now usb drive) it prompts to activate live messenger for identification, rofl. Desparate i did log into live messenger from the 2nd pc but no cure, of course it expects to log in from the 1st pc wich is reduced to an external usb drive now, lol! can someone tell me how i can acces my data under the my documents/user name folder for crying out loud?! Without getting those "acces denied" messages? Thank you, i hope you got a clue! Bram de Gruijter Nl
Guest Malke Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Re: accessing files form crashed bootdisc Bram wrote: > my bootdisc with windows and worst my personal documents, email etc crashed. > to be able to transfer files i mounted it as an extra HDD via USB to my 2nd > PC. > I couldnt look under the my documents/user name files due to protection > built in Windows. So i thought i'd work around it by creating a user account > om the 2nd pc with the same login name and pass as my 1st pc. But no show. > then i tried file transfer. But of course, this only works with special > migration files like the csv export file needed to import your old address > book for instance. > So no solution there. The only thing i can do is get passed my documents/my > user name and see all files, but i cant drag them elsewhere (cannot read msg) > or when i drag the files i want to restore into the share users map on the > former C drive (1st pc, now usb drive) it prompts to activate live messenger > for identification, rofl. Desparate i did log into live messenger from the > 2nd pc but no cure, of course it expects to log in from the 1st pc wich is > reduced to an external usb drive now, lol! can someone tell me how i can > acces my data under the my documents/user name folder for crying out loud?! > Without getting those "acces denied" messages? > Thank you, i hope you got a clue! You can take ownership of the files: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421] - http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421 How Do I Get the Security tab in Folder Properties? - http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_security_tab.htm Another way to get the data is to boot with a Knoppix CD and copy the files to an external hard drive or burn to CD/DVD. Knoppix is a Linux distro that runs from CD so it doesn't honor XP's permissions. http://www.knoppix.net Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers http://www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Re: accessing files form crashed bootdisc "Bram" <Bram@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:640F78F6-4260-48D2-BF2F-E24755513CE1@microsoft.com... > my bootdisc with windows and worst my personal documents, email etc > crashed. > to be able to transfer files i mounted it as an extra HDD via USB to my > 2nd > PC. > I couldnt look under the my documents/user name files due to protection > built in Windows. So i thought i'd work around it by creating a user > account > om the 2nd pc with the same login name and pass as my 1st pc. But no show. > then i tried file transfer. But of course, this only works with special > migration files like the csv export file needed to import your old address > book for instance. > So no solution there. The only thing i can do is get passed my > documents/my > user name and see all files, but i cant drag them elsewhere (cannot read > msg) > or when i drag the files i want to restore into the share users map on the > former C drive (1st pc, now usb drive) it prompts to activate live > messenger > for identification, rofl. Desparate i did log into live messenger from the > 2nd pc but no cure, of course it expects to log in from the 1st pc wich is > reduced to an external usb drive now, lol! can someone tell me how i can > acces my data under the my documents/user name folder for crying out > loud?! > Without getting those "acces denied" messages? > Thank you, i hope you got a clue! > > Bram de Gruijter > Nl After you have regained access to your files and folders, using Malke's suggestion, stop rofl and start a review of your backup philosophy. Keeping your important files on just one storage medium is sheer madness. A 2.5" disk in an external USB case is an excellent low-cost backup medium - what's keeping you?
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