WinXP: Browsing the home dir in a HDD pulled from a different PC
May 31, 2011 8:56 AM Subscribe
In WinXP, why is it that the file browser within Nero9 is able to view the home dir of a disk pulled from a different WinXP PC, but Windows Explorer isn't able to?
Please see annotated screenshots here: http://i.imgur.com/AL2k7.png
Question:
How can I view the contents of the home dir, (in a harddisk pulled from a different machine), using plain old Windows Explorer?
Please see annotated screenshots here: http://i.imgur.com/AL2k7.png
Question:
How can I view the contents of the home dir, (in a harddisk pulled from a different machine), using plain old Windows Explorer?
Right click on the inaccessible folder (laptop?) and click properties. Navigate to the security tab and click Advanced. Navigate to the Owner tab and select your account, check the checkbox to replace the owner on sub-containers and objects.
From here you should be able to add yourself to the Permissions tab with full control. (If you're on the Home Edition of XP, you'll have to restart in safe mode under the Administrator account to access the Security tab)
posted by samsara at 6:09 AM on June 1, 2011
From here you should be able to add yourself to the Permissions tab with full control. (If you're on the Home Edition of XP, you'll have to restart in safe mode under the Administrator account to access the Security tab)
posted by samsara at 6:09 AM on June 1, 2011
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If the windows installation on that drive is no longer being used, you can simply take ownership of the folder by following this guide: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421.
posted by pants tent at 9:09 AM on May 31, 2011