Restoring Documents on password protected unbootable Hard ..

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You may have to 'take ownership of the files'
see help

"Frustrated system builder"
<Frustratedsystembuilder@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My customer has a Windows XP Box that won't boot up in safe mode, command
> prompt, last known ......He wants his documents saved, but his "user" is
> password protected. I can see his stuff there if I connect his hard drive
to
> another computer, but I still can not access his documents. I know his
> password, but does anyone know how I can access his information?

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I already managed to take my administrator rights back.It was a bit tricky
because I made a lot of copied folders but I think everything is OK now

"Webber" wrote:

> Hi
> I also have a similar problem. After I formatted my system drive and
> reinstalled I couldn't access the My Documents folder.I always move it to a
> drive different than the system one to avoid them being lost from
> format+install but it's not much different now: I tried to take ownership of
> the files but it still tells me "access denied, check that the disk isn't
> write protected or full" It's none of these. It lists as owners "SYSTEM" and
> a long digit with a question sign infront. What can I do? Please help me!
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
> > You may have to 'take ownership of the files'
> > see help
> >
> > "Frustrated system builder"
> > <Frustratedsystembuilder@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:F2FC958F-11E8-4BAC-BFAD-E8D5DDB38C4D@microsoft.com...
> > > My customer has a Windows XP Box that won't boot up in safe mode, command
> > > prompt, last known ......He wants his documents saved, but his "user" is
> > > password protected. I can see his stuff there if I connect his hard drive
> > to
> > > another computer, but I still can not access his documents. I know his
> > > password, but does anyone know how I can access his information?
> >
> >
> >