XP home ed sp2 recovery question

[Idleknight]

im trying to recover some data for a friend so ive put his hdd into my machine and can read most of the data except whats stored in the my documents\user name directories which is what he wants
i have the user names and passwords, but not sure how i can access it

any ideas?

 

[linney]

You must make sure that your Access Permissions are correct for the files you wish to access.

You may have to turn off "use simple file sharing" in Folder Options/ View to access the Security tab.

This will help too.

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP (Q308421)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q308/4/21.asp

 

[Idleknight]

there isnt an option in file sharing to turn it on or off

I only have the sharing tab which doesnt allow me to change the permissions


the 2nd drive has 2 set users and i need to access there files i have the user names and passwords but can only browse the files on the drive without set permissions. The original motherboard the drive was attached to is blown and i am not able to boot from it - any ideas?

 

[linney]

Sorry, as you are using Home you have to enter via Safe Mode to get to the Security tab.

Tuck these away for later.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_home_sectab.htm

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm