IscaComps

Ok, lets try this one:

Right click on the drive you are trying access goto Properties.
Click on the security tab and then click on Advanced.
Click the tab for 'Owner', if your current Vista account appears in the box
below, select the user name and then click Apply.
Click on the Permissions tab in the same window, then 'Edit' - add your user
name to the list of permitted users/groups if it is not already there.
Select the your name in the list then click Edit, adjust the permissions as
you require, normally Full Control, click OK.
Ensure there is a tick in 'Replace all existing inheritable
permissions.....etc' box.
Click Apply, OK, OK, OK.

If that doesn't work, then the only other thing I can think is to use some
Data Recovery software, do a quick scan, recover the documents and then
reformat your drive.

The only problem I have with some data recovery software is that they
haven't got permission to recover deleted items on Vista, even with
Administrator rights, so try it on a XP machine.

Good luck.
Scott



"Gordon" wrote:

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> "IscaComps" wrote:
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> > Hi Gordon
> >
> > Have a look at disk management:
> > Control Panel --> Administrative Tools --> Computer Management
> >
> > Just check to see if this the drive is being properly recognised, i have had
> > quite few external hard drive/additional storage devices that are appearing
> > as Foriegn Disks and have to enable/import them before being to access to the
> > files.
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
> >
> > >
>
> I have checked the files in my D: drive. Yes they are encrypted with my old
> XP user. They will open only with this user. Which now does not exist. Even
> with full administrator rights in Vista I can not add myself as a user to the
> certificate list for each file. I need permission from the original XP
> administrator. Encryption removal software will not budge it either. So I
> figure I am screwed once again by Microsoft. Tried the rollback to XP through
> command box and at the end the user account would not move. Access denied was
> the message. The computer would not boot into anything after that. But did
> show Vista and XP as boot options. Tried repairing the boot up. No go so
> wiped the drive clean did reinstall. Have a computer but no files can only
> stare at the 18GB of files on D:. Tried access to these files from my wifes
> XP box but same problem access denied you do not have permission to view this
> file. Sounds like the commercial.
>
> Gordon