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In that case, right click My Computer, select Manage, Disk Management. Locate the missing drive in the right panes. Right click it and select Change Drive Letter and Paths. Assign a drive letter to the drive.
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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"Stumped" <Stumped@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ECF87EBA-52E8-4ED9-AB3A-9454337BE5AC@microsoft.com...
>i cant find my hard drive..the one that is where my files are...its there but
> it wont show on "My Computer" and i havent touched the wires or anything
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> See Help and Support and search for "take ownership"
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>> HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
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http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421
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>> HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions in Windows XP
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418
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>> HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and Folders
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308419
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>> HOW TO: Disable Simplified Sharing and Password-Protect a Shared Folder in Windows XP
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;307874
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>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>
http://www.dougknox.com
>> --------------------------------
>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>>
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>> --------------------------------
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>
>> "Stumped" <Stumped@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:86D2F4BD-956D-4E7E-93D8-05B1E021B8A6@microsoft.com...
>> > Ok, Im 13 so plz make this simple enought for me to understand please.
>> > I have 1500+ music which took me a very long time and lots of money to
>> > download, and reccently my "C:" drive, which is XP Home, has "crashed", so i
>> > put in a new HD and installed Xp Professional and i cannot access my files
>> > for i have password protected them (it says access denied), i tried using
>> > file scavenger and programs like so and they want me to pay. Being only 13
>> > and parents not wanting to pay i will not purchase the program. So i was
>> > wondering how i can retrieve the files, i hope i made the problem clear and
>> > hope i can get all my music back.
>>
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