How Can I Access Files On External Hard Drive ?

I have just recently bought a new pc with Windows Vista Hom
Premium. Today i purchased an external hard drive enclosure for my ol
hard drive from my old XP pc. I open the XP hard drive on my Vista, i
able to see all the file names that are on it...but it will not let m
access any of the files - it says I do not have the privileges to acces
these files, even though I am an administrator. i have already done th
process of Right click, properties, and then attempt to add my usernam
to the list and/or give full access but it still won't let me in. wha
can i do

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Jupiter Risin
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You need to take ownership of the files.

http://neosmart.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1257
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67...ship-file.html
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Paul


"Jupiter Rising" wrote:

>
> I have just recently bought a new pc with Windows Vista Home
> Premium. Today i purchased an external hard drive enclosure for my old
> hard drive from my old XP pc. I open the XP hard drive on my Vista, im
> able to see all the file names that are on it...but it will not let me
> access any of the files - it says I do not have the privileges to access
> these files, even though I am an administrator. i have already done the
> process of Right click, properties, and then attempt to add my username
> to the list and/or give full access but it still won't let me in. what
> can i do?
>
>
> --
> Jupiter Rising
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>
>