Vista - Accessing user folders on external harddrive

permalink · 11-18-2008

I have a vista harddrive from my laptop that has failed to boot vista yet it
is still accessible through a external usb enclosure. I am trying to get at
the user\local settings folder from a different computer(XP) to get to my
Outlook 2003 datafiles.

Those folders are not accessible. I know the usernames and passwords for
those user accounts. How can I access these through windows explorer to be
able to copy the outlook data files to my new harddisk. I am guessing I need
to input a user and password someplace?

permalink · 11-18-2008

"lee" <lee@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9AFF9E16-6B34-46C7-8E03-6F5770EA2D3F@xxxxxx

Quote:

>I have a vista harddrive from my laptop that has failed to boot vista yet
>it
> is still accessible through a external usb enclosure. I am trying to get
> at
> the user\local settings folder from a different computer(XP) to get to my
> Outlook 2003 datafiles.
>
> Those folders are not accessible. I know the usernames and passwords for
> those user accounts. How can I access these through windows explorer to be
> able to copy the outlook data files to my new harddisk. I am guessing I
> need
> to input a user and password someplace?
>

You need to take ownership. Look it up in Windows Help...

11-18-2008	#1 (permalink)
lee n/a posts	Accessing user folders on external harddrive I have a vista harddrive from my laptop that has failed to boot vista yet it is still accessible through a external usb enclosure. I am trying to get at the user\local settings folder from a different computer(XP) to get to my Outlook 2003 datafiles. Those folders are not accessible. I know the usernames and passwords for those user accounts. How can I access these through windows explorer to be able to copy the outlook data files to my new harddisk. I am guessing I need to input a user and password someplace?
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11-18-2008	#2 (permalink)
Gordon n/a posts	Re: Accessing user folders on external harddrive "lee" <lee@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:9AFF9E16-6B34-46C7-8E03-6F5770EA2D3F@xxxxxx Quote: >I have a vista harddrive from my laptop that has failed to boot vista yet >it > is still accessible through a external usb enclosure. I am trying to get > at > the user\local settings folder from a different computer(XP) to get to my > Outlook 2003 datafiles. > > Those folders are not accessible. I know the usernames and passwords for > those user accounts. How can I access these through windows explorer to be > able to copy the outlook data files to my new harddisk. I am guessing I > need > to input a user and password someplace? > You need to take ownership. Look it up in Windows Help...
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