Admin files on XP need to open on other PC

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Nicoliani â„¢

My stationary pc with XP broke, now I have a laptop with Vista. I connected
my stationary harddrive as USB connection to my laptop. I can view all files
but I have importand files in XP my personal admin account as on my documents
and settings, my pictures, and other files that was on XP windows desk. This
files I can not view or open, it says it need admin rights to open. I can
also say I had a log in pass for XP, I know that password.
How can I get a hand of this importand files. There is a tool in Vista
systemtools "Windows filetransfer" it say it can transfer accounts also. Can
this help, and what folder should I transfer to my laptop, I know I have to
transfer my documents and setting on my own account, but do I need the admin
account and I have one more guest account I don't need that. Do I need to
transfer the Windows folder?

Is there anyother way to get hand of this admin locked files, any software I
can use directly so I don't need to transfer?
 
In secure mode I can now acces the files, but I have some files on the
Windows XP desktop, and those I can still not acces, because of permission
rights.
 
For some very strange way, it stoped working. I could take ownership and view
even the files I had on XP desktop, I viewed two jpg files, but then
suddently it stoped working and I can no longer take ownership of the files I
have on the XP desktop.
Files under My Documents work.
 
I figured it out, I need to rightclick on "each file I wan't to take
ownership for"> properties> owner> edit> change owner or groups> advanced>
search> "adding group everybody"
Then I can rightclick and take ownership, but I have to do this for each
file. Isn't there any other way?
 
Nicoliani

On the dialog box where you take ownership, there is an option "Apply to
sub-containers and Objects". Try taking ownership of a parent folder that
contains the files and checking that option.
 
I solved it with security>edit>add users and groups> "there I added a account
with admin rights"
 
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