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January 08, 2009  
Subject: Password protection on Windows XP
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_accounts_passwords
Date: 8/20/2008 7:31:03 AM
From: =?Utf-8?B?dHJldg==?= [Email Address Protection]

Old PC unrepairable , old hard disk ok and now set up as E drive cant access
files as previous win xp had password entry. how do i access data on files
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Subject: Re: Password protection on Windows XP
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_accounts_passwords
Date: 8/20/2008 7:14:35 PM
From: Bruce Chambers [Email Address Protection]

trev wrote:
> Old PC unrepairable , old hard disk ok and now set up as E drive cant access
> files as previous win xp had password entry. how do i access data on files


You'll need to take ownership of the folders/files in question. The
Knowledge Base article below refers to WinXP, but the process is the
same for Vista:

HOW TO Take Ownership of a File or Folder in WinXP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q308421


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