Access Denied Message...

[codeman0013]

Hey guys... I have a harddrive that was in my old pc that crashed a few months back and i would like to transfer my files from that old hdd to my new pc hd. Problem i get is when i try to transfer them since it used to be the main hdd and has windows its telling me access denied. Is there a way around this i didnt have a password of any kind on my pc...

 

[codeman0013]

*bump* anyone???

 

[Trizoy]

On your old PC did you have an account with a username and password? If you did create the same account with the same username and password. Restart windows and you should have access to the drive.

 

[codeman0013]

nope it would just log in....

 

[TFT]

Have you looked at taking ownership
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&sd=tech

 

[codeman0013]

unfortuintely there is no security tab like that suggests anyone else got any suggestions? Thanks though tft shame it just wasnt quite right...

 

[TFT]

Other than saying that the Security tab option should show up in Safe Mode, sorry I can't help you.

 

[codeman0013]

Safe mode was my next thought i will try it later...