The system board on my laptop computer crashed. I am using the hard drive as an external drive on my desktop computer but am unable to access my old documents. When I click on Docuemnts and Settings\My old user name I get access denied error. I can only access All Users.1 person got this answerI do too

You just need to take ownership of the files. Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP [Q308421] - http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421 How Do I Get the Security tab in Folder Properties? - http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_security_tab.htm MS-MVP - Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

Thanks, that worked!