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**jcgriff2** · 08-22-2008, 01:44 AM

Hi dvdchance. . .

Was the HDD re-formatted when Vista was installed?

Run chkdsk from an elevated level -
START | type cmd into the start search box | right-click on cmd.exe above| run as admin | then type the following substituting the drive letter

chkdsk /r

See if you can access the partition now.

Regards. . .

jcgriff2

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08-22-2008, 01:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
jcgriff2 Moderator, Microsoft Supp Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Great State of New Jersey - away from the gross corruption of the Riverside County, CA, SO office. SHAMEFUL ! Posts: 10,109 OS: Windows 7, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Access denied trying to get files from old hard drive Hi dvdchance. . . Was the HDD re-formatted when Vista was installed? Run chkdsk from an elevated level - START \| type cmd into the start search box \| right-click on cmd.exe above\| run as admin \| then type the following substituting the drive letter chkdsk /r See if you can access the partition now. Regards. . . jcgriff2 . __________________ . . . . . . . . BSOD Posting Instructions B Expecting a reply and waiting > 36 hours ? Send a PM to me containing a link to your thread Glad to be home in the Great State of New Jersey ! !