accessing files from an administrator's account

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Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) Wrote:
> sossidgeboy wrote:
> -
> TO try and overcome this i added a new partition successfully and
> from
> this i managed to drag across the personal files form the other 2
> user
> accounts but it wont let me drag across the ones from the "my
> documents" section in the original password protected account.
>
> Is there a way i can somehow drag these across into this new
> partition?
> I know the password etc but it doesnt ask me for one, it just tells
> me
> that it's write protected and cannot be moved. -
> Hi
>
> See if taking ownership helps:
>
> HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
> http://tinyurl.com/3aw7
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] fault.mspx
>

That worked great, thank you!!


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sossidgeboy