Can't Open Transfered Files

I transfered files from an old hard drive with windows XP to a new hard drive
and a new windows xp, now I can't open the transfered files. I tried to set
the security under safe mode to allow me access, but they still wont open.

I don't have the disk from the original xp, and the old hard drive won't
boot. What would be my other options.

Hi,

If you get "access denied", then you haven't set permissions properly.
Please see this link on "taking ownership" of a folder:
http://rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Taking_ownership

If they simply do nothing when double clicked, do you have the right
supporting program installed? What file type are they?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Cynthia" <Cynthia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:522CA5AA-8A19-482D-95E5-476CD9893F87@microsoft.com...
>I transfered files from an old hard drive with windows XP to a new hard
>drive
> and a new windows xp, now I can't open the transfered files. I tried to
> set
> the security under safe mode to allow me access, but they still wont open.
>
> I don't have the disk from the original xp, and the old hard drive won't
> boot. What would be my other options.

"Cynthia" <Cynthia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:522CA5AA-8A19-482D-95E5-476CD9893F87@microsoft.com
> I transfered files from an old hard drive with windows XP to a new
> hard drive and a new windows xp, now I can't open the transfered
> files. I tried to set the security under safe mode to allow me
> access, but they still wont open.
>
> I don't have the disk from the original xp, and the old hard drive
> won't boot. What would be my other options.

It could be that the transfer activated the Read Only attribute and that the
associated program won't open Read Only files. What is the program?

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What files?
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

Cynthia wrote:
> I transfered files from an old hard drive with windows XP to a new hard
> drive and a new windows xp, now I can't open the transfered files. I tried
> to set the security under safe mode to allow me access, but they still
> wont
> open.
>
> I don't have the disk from the original xp, and the old hard drive won't
> boot. What would be my other options.

I used MaxBlast 4 to tranfer the files. I changed all the files from read
only and I still don't have access

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:

> "Cynthia" <Cynthia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:522CA5AA-8A19-482D-95E5-476CD9893F87@microsoft.com
> > I transfered files from an old hard drive with windows XP to a new
> > hard drive and a new windows xp, now I can't open the transfered
> > files. I tried to set the security under safe mode to allow me
> > access, but they still wont open.
> >
> > I don't have the disk from the original xp, and the old hard drive
> > won't boot. What would be my other options.
>
> It could be that the transfer activated the Read Only attribute and that the
> associated program won't open Read Only files. What is the program?
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
> Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Protect your PC
> http://www.microsoft.com./athome/sec...t/default.aspx
> http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
>
>
>

All the files that were in the original Documents and Settings file

"PA Bear" wrote:

> What files?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>
> Cynthia wrote:
> > I transfered files from an old hard drive with windows XP to a new hard
> > drive and a new windows xp, now I can't open the transfered files. I tried
> > to set the security under safe mode to allow me access, but they still
> > wont
> > open.
> >
> > I don't have the disk from the original xp, and the old hard drive won't
> > boot. What would be my other options.
>
>

Are you getting an error message when you try to open them? Please post it
in its entirety.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

Cynthia wrote:
> All the files that were in the original Documents and Settings file
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> What files?
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>>
>> Cynthia wrote:
>>> I transfered files from an old hard drive with windows XP to a new hard
>>> drive and a new windows xp, now I can't open the transfered files. I
>>> tried
>>> to set the security under safe mode to allow me access, but they still
>>> wont
>>> open.
>>>
>>> I don't have the disk from the original xp, and the old hard drive won't
>>> boot. What would be my other options.

The message is "Windows can not access the specific device path or file. You
may not have appropriate permissions to access the item"

"PA Bear" wrote:

> Are you getting an error message when you try to open them? Please post it
> in its entirety.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>
> Cynthia wrote:
> > All the files that were in the original Documents and Settings file
> >
> > "PA Bear" wrote:
> >
> >> What files?
> >> --
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
> >>
> >> Cynthia wrote:
> >>> I transfered files from an old hard drive with windows XP to a new hard
> >>> drive and a new windows xp, now I can't open the transfered files. I
> >>> tried
> >>> to set the security under safe mode to allow me access, but they still
> >>> wont
> >>> open.
> >>>
> >>> I don't have the disk from the original xp, and the old hard drive won't
> >>> boot. What would be my other options.
>
>

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...308421&sd=tech

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

Cynthia wrote:
> The message is "Windows can not access the specific device path or file.
> You
> may not have appropriate permissions to access the item"
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> Are you getting an error message when you try to open them? Please post
>> it
>> in its entirety.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>>
>> Cynthia wrote:
>>> All the files that were in the original Documents and Settings file
>>>
>>> "PA Bear" wrote:
>>>
>>>> What files?
>>>> --
>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>>>>
>>>> Cynthia wrote:
>>>>> I transfered files from an old hard drive with windows XP to a new
>>>>> hard
>>>>> drive and a new windows xp, now I can't open the transfered files. I
>>>>> tried
>>>>> to set the security under safe mode to allow me access, but they still
>>>>> wont
>>>>> open.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't have the disk from the original xp, and the old hard drive
>>>>> won't
>>>>> boot. What would be my other options.

There are several different file types from jpeg to zip files. I set
ownership of the folders, but I can't set ownership of the files. I don't
even get the option to change ownership under administrator. I can see the
option, but I don't have permission to use it. I used maxblast 4 to transfer
the files.

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> If you get "access denied", then you haven't set permissions properly.
> Please see this link on "taking ownership" of a folder:
> http://rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Taking_ownership
>
> If they simply do nothing when double clicked, do you have the right
> supporting program installed? What file type are they?
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Cynthia" <Cynthia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:522CA5AA-8A19-482D-95E5-476CD9893F87@microsoft.com...
> >I transfered files from an old hard drive with windows XP to a new hard
> >drive
> > and a new windows xp, now I can't open the transfered files. I tried to
> > set
> > the security under safe mode to allow me access, but they still wont open.
> >
> > I don't have the disk from the original xp, and the old hard drive won't
> > boot. What would be my other options.
>
>
>