Outlook data file from one Hard drive to another?

[bnjessme]

I just upgraded my hard drive in my personal computer, I am trying to pull
the pst files from the old hard drive to my new one. I get the following:
"F:\documents and settings\myname\local settings is not accessible. Access
is denied."
I can't copy these to a shared drive. My settings on my PC were password
protected and I set up the old HD to change them and then went back to the
new HD. Any thoughts?

Thanx

 

[DL]

See in win help, "take ownership"
Copy the pst's from the old drive to the Documents folder on the new drive
Then either open them within Outlook, File>Open>Data File, or using Data
Management open the data file and set it as the default msg store

 

[bnjessme]

I can't copy to the new drive, I can't get access. I get this message:

""F:\documents and settings\myname\local settings is not accessible. Access
is denied."

I believe it may have something to do with a password. I log into my
computer using , I am the administrator. My email goes to my personal
folder. I went back in and changed the settings so I need not log in to open
my pc. Still I get the above pop up.

 

[DL]

How exactly did you password protect your old drive/folders?
Did you actually look up 'how to take ownership.?

 

[bnjessme]

No, I'm not sure what you mean by did I look up "how to take ownership?" I
have been swapping my HD's to try and get my old outlook pst files. When I
say swap, I will use my old HD (with the files I am trying to retrieve) as my
boot HD, and the new HD as my slave, back up, other drive... I can't get the
old HD to copy these files to a common or shared drive. I then use my new HD
to try and retrieve these files using outlook. with no luck. I know I need
a password to log on to the old HD and that my outlook mail is associated
with this password. It goes to just my account and not a shared account. I
hope this is as clear as mud!!!

 

[DL]

Password:- it depends *exactly* what password you are refering to.
ie could be your windows log-in pw, or Personal Folders pw, or encrypted
folders pw

Take Ownership: see Help, from your start menu