Hardware Analysis Community Forums http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71058/ 2008-11-22T09:48:06-05:00 http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71058/ http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/halogo.gif text/html 2008-03-30T01:54:04-05:00 FordGT90Concept http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71058/#532413 ioneabee said: <div class="quote">Basically what i mean is...I'm trying to recover personal data from a laptop hard drive by plugging it into my test rig.<br /> the only problem is that the user has put the usual xp password protection on which then subsequently gives me &quot;access denied&quot; when trying to get at &quot;my documents&quot; and other sections of the drive (but not all)<br /> so<br /> who knows how to get access so i can copy the clients details before having to send said laptop back to useless currys who will then &quot;lose&quot; the data</div><br /> If your computer is running Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and you are the administrator of your computer, this guide should help you claim ownership of those directories:<br /> <a class="ext" href="/action/r/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881</a> text/html 2008-03-30T01:19:39-05:00 john albrich http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71058/#532410 If the password protection is in the OS, then you can make a lower-level clone of the disk to protect the data in case of accidental loss/damage by the repair shop. That way if the data are encrypted on the source disk, the data will remain protected in the backup image. Better security for the client. text/html 2008-03-30T00:49:58-05:00 Kieran Blenkarne http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71058/#532406 ioneabee said: <div class="quote">who knows how to get access so i can copy the clients details before having to send said laptop back to <b>useless currys</b> who will then &quot;lose&quot; the data</div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ..............<img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile9.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":|" title=":|"> text/html 2008-03-29T22:35:39-05:00 edward feliciano http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71058/#532399 try this one..there are several programs that can be used in order to access your files...one is bootcd or if you are familiar with win minpe edition..after u run dat livecd winminipe try to look for the program windows explorer inside..this program can access even if there is a password on said folder...<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> if it doesn't work just give an email so i can know wats d <a class="ext" href="mailto:status..wardocks2000@yahoo.com">status..wardocks2000@yahoo.com</a> text/html 2008-03-21T00:22:50-05:00 ioneabee http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71058/#0 Basically what i mean is...I'm trying to recover personal data from a laptop hard drive by plugging it into my test rig.<br /> the only problem is that the user has put the usual xp password protection on which then subsequently gives me &quot;access denied&quot; when trying to get at &quot;my documents&quot; and other sections of the drive (but not all)<br /> so<br /> who knows how to get access so i can copy the clients details before having to send said laptop back to useless currys who will then &quot;lose&quot; the data