HELP HELP Can't access 2nd hard drive

[Guest]

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Hello can someone please offer me some help and advice.

To better understand my problem, this is a brief description of my system
highlighting the areas where there is a problem:

Windows XP Professional (Service pack 2)
Hard drive 1 = 80 GB (this is used for OS)
Hard drive 2 = 40 GB (this is used for documents)

This is the problem; I had to format drive 1 due to it being messed up by
software. Now that I have reinstalled the OS (Windows XP) I am not able to
access Drive 2. Get error message saying that “access is denied�!!

I have all my documents on this drive, this drive is basically my life.
Could someone please offer me suggestions on how to access this drive?

Note: The OS was installed with the same user name and password as was used
for drive 2.

--
"Lying has never truly solved anything, it just suppresses the truth making
it harder to solve".

N. Rodney

 

[galen]

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In news:1E1EF667-B1FC-4E51-A2A2-3EF69C12CD54@microsoft.com,
Moyah8 <Moyah8@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hello can someone please offer me some help and advice.
>
> To better understand my problem, this is a brief description of my
> system highlighting the areas where there is a problem:
>
> Windows XP Professional (Service pack 2)
> Hard drive 1 = 80 GB (this is used for OS)
> Hard drive 2 = 40 GB (this is used for documents)
>
> This is the problem; I had to format drive 1 due to it being messed
> up by software. Now that I have reinstalled the OS (Windows XP) I am
> not able to access Drive 2. Get error message saying that "access is
> denied"!!
>
> I have all my documents on this drive, this drive is basically my
> life. Could someone please offer me suggestions on how to access this
> drive?
>
> Note: The OS was installed with the same user name and password as
> was used for drive 2.

--

"But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
without them."

Sherlock Holmes

 

[galen]

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In news:1E1EF667-B1FC-4E51-A2A2-3EF69C12CD54@microsoft.com,
Moyah8 <Moyah8@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hello can someone please offer me some help and advice.
>
> To better understand my problem, this is a brief description of my
> system highlighting the areas where there is a problem:
>
> Windows XP Professional (Service pack 2)
> Hard drive 1 = 80 GB (this is used for OS)
> Hard drive 2 = 40 GB (this is used for documents)
>
> This is the problem; I had to format drive 1 due to it being messed
> up by software. Now that I have reinstalled the OS (Windows XP) I am
> not able to access Drive 2. Get error message saying that "access is
> denied"!!
>
> I have all my documents on this drive, this drive is basically my
> life. Could someone please offer me suggestions on how to access this
> drive?
>
> Note: The OS was installed with the same user name and password as
> was used for drive 2.

Hmm... I think I sent one blank...

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&sd=tech

Galen
--

"But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
without them."

Sherlock Holmes

 

[Guest]

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Hi,

Please see this link on "taking ownership" of a folder:
http://rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Taking_ownership

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Moyah8" <Moyah8@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1E1EF667-B1FC-4E51-A2A2-3EF69C12CD54@microsoft.com...
> Hello can someone please offer me some help and advice.
>
> To better understand my problem, this is a brief description of my system
> highlighting the areas where there is a problem:
>
> Windows XP Professional (Service pack 2)
> Hard drive 1 = 80 GB (this is used for OS)
> Hard drive 2 = 40 GB (this is used for documents)
>
> This is the problem; I had to format drive 1 due to it being messed up by
> software. Now that I have reinstalled the OS (Windows XP) I am not able
> to
> access Drive 2. Get error message saying that “access is denied�!!
>
> I have all my documents on this drive, this drive is basically my life.
> Could someone please offer me suggestions on how to access this drive?
>
> Note: The OS was installed with the same user name and password as was
> used
> for drive 2.
>
> --
> "Lying has never truly solved anything, it just suppresses the truth
> making
> it harder to solve".
>
> N. Rodney

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY VERY MUCH. I now have access to my files, life goes
on. Cheers.
--
"Lying has never truly solved anything, it just suppresses the truth making
it harder to solve".

N. Rodney


"Galen" wrote:

> In news:1E1EF667-B1FC-4E51-A2A2-3EF69C12CD54@microsoft.com,
> Moyah8 <Moyah8@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
> > Hello can someone please offer me some help and advice.
> >
> > To better understand my problem, this is a brief description of my
> > system highlighting the areas where there is a problem:
> >
> > Windows XP Professional (Service pack 2)
> > Hard drive 1 = 80 GB (this is used for OS)
> > Hard drive 2 = 40 GB (this is used for documents)
> >
> > This is the problem; I had to format drive 1 due to it being messed
> > up by software. Now that I have reinstalled the OS (Windows XP) I am
> > not able to access Drive 2. Get error message saying that "access is
> > denied"!!
> >
> > I have all my documents on this drive, this drive is basically my
> > life. Could someone please offer me suggestions on how to access this
> > drive?
> >
> > Note: The OS was installed with the same user name and password as
> > was used for drive 2.
>
> Hmm... I think I sent one blank...
>
> How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&sd=tech
>
> Galen
> --
>
> "But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
> without them."
>
> Sherlock Holmes
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

THANKS, U people are a life saver.
--
"Lying has never truly solved anything, it just suppresses the truth making
it harder to solve".

N. Rodney


"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Please see this link on "taking ownership" of a folder:
> http://rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Taking_ownership
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Moyah8" <Moyah8@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1E1EF667-B1FC-4E51-A2A2-3EF69C12CD54@microsoft.com...
> > Hello can someone please offer me some help and advice.
> >
> > To better understand my problem, this is a brief description of my system
> > highlighting the areas where there is a problem:
> >
> > Windows XP Professional (Service pack 2)
> > Hard drive 1 = 80 GB (this is used for OS)
> > Hard drive 2 = 40 GB (this is used for documents)
> >
> > This is the problem; I had to format drive 1 due to it being messed up by
> > software. Now that I have reinstalled the OS (Windows XP) I am not able
> > to
> > access Drive 2. Get error message saying that “access is denied�!!
> >
> > I have all my documents on this drive, this drive is basically my life.
> > Could someone please offer me suggestions on how to access this drive?
> >
> > Note: The OS was installed with the same user name and password as was
> > used
> > for drive 2.
> >
> > --
> > "Lying has never truly solved anything, it just suppresses the truth
> > making
> > it harder to solve".
> >
> > N. Rodney
>
>
>