Password protected folder

I have had to replace my motherboard and I have bought a new hard drive and
have made my old drive the slave.
My documents folder on the slave drive is password protected. I know the
password but how can I input the password to move the folder to my new hard
drive?
Thanks

Rocky wrote:
> I have had to replace my motherboard and I have bought a new hard
> drive and have made my old drive the slave.
> My documents folder on the slave drive is password protected. I
> know the password but how can I input the password to move the
> folder to my new hard drive?

Incorrect - your documents are *not* password protected on the old drive
(unless you actually encrypted them or put them in a password prtected
compressed file of some sort - which is doubtful from your description.)

Your documents are protected by file and folder permissions. Your new
install does not have *rights* to the old stuff...

No worries - easily fixed.

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

Read *carefully* - do not just skim the page and start following steps.
There is important information there dependent on the version of Windows XP

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Many thanks Shenan for the speedy reply.
I'll try it.

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Rocky wrote:
>> I have had to replace my motherboard and I have bought a new hard
>> drive and have made my old drive the slave.
>> My documents folder on the slave drive is password protected. I
>> know the password but how can I input the password to move the
>> folder to my new hard drive?
>
> Incorrect - your documents are *not* password protected on the old drive
> (unless you actually encrypted them or put them in a password prtected
> compressed file of some sort - which is doubtful from your description.)
>
> Your documents are protected by file and folder permissions. Your new
> install does not have *rights* to the old stuff...
>
> No worries - easily fixed.
>
> How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
>
> Read *carefully* - do not just skim the page and start following steps.
> There is important information there dependent on the version of Windows
> XP
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>

Access is Denied Error Message XP Pro: (should work with Media Center)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881

Shared folder access:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sdperms.htm

Also read this MS KB article about how to take ownership of files.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

Understanding and Applying NTFS Permission in Windows XP Professional
http://www.winxpsolution.com/ApplyingNTFSXPPro.aspx

JS


"Rocky" <I ate Spam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>I have had to replace my motherboard and I have bought a new hard drive
>and have made my old drive the slave.
> My documents folder on the slave drive is password protected. I know the
> password but how can I input the password to move the folder to my new
> hard drive?
> Thanks
>