How to retrieve mydocuments folder on another drive

[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?

 

[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?

 

[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

 

[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

 

[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?

 

[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?
>
>

 

[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?
>>
>>

 

[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?