opening "owner" files after hard drive failure

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My hardrive posts a failure warning, and XP Home SP2 crashes soon after
booting. Reovery/restore does not work. I plan to install a new hard drive
and reinstall the OS.

However, I can recover some data when the faulty drive is slaved in a second
PC, but the "owner" files are not "authorized" to be accessed.

Question: Is it possible to open these files while slaved on a second PC, or
after I install a new drive and OS?

Thanks!

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RCOC wrote:

> My hardrive posts a failure warning, and XP Home SP2 crashes soon after
> booting. Reovery/restore does not work. I plan to install a new hard drive
> and reinstall the OS.
>
> However, I can recover some data when the faulty drive is slaved in a second
> PC, but the "owner" files are not "authorized" to be accessed.
>
> Question: Is it possible to open these files while slaved on a second PC, or
> after I install a new drive and OS?
Hi,

Taking ownership should help:

"Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;810881

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;308421


Note this one from KB308421:

<quote>
If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, you must
start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an account
that has Administrative rights to have access to the Security tab.
</quote>



--
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

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I appreciate your help!
"Bob I" wrote:

> Yes. Provided of course they were not encrypted and no recovery
> certificate. Simply "Take Ownership". See Help and Support on the subject.
>
> RCOC wrote:
>
> > My hardrive posts a failure warning, and XP Home SP2 crashes soon after
> > booting. Reovery/restore does not work. I plan to install a new hard drive
> > and reinstall the OS.
> >
> > However, I can recover some data when the faulty drive is slaved in a second
> > PC, but the "owner" files are not "authorized" to be accessed.
> >
> > Question: Is it possible to open these files while slaved on a second PC, or
> > after I install a new drive and OS?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>