Can't Copy From External HD to Vista

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patetc

I have a new HP 64 bit computer and have all the documents, pictures, etc.
from my old computer on an external hard drive, as well as some shareware
programs I use.

The problem is that I can install the programs from the external HD but
can't copy anything from it to the new compuer.

None of the files are read only.

Why is this happening?

Pat
 
Is the drive or folders containing the files read only or secured some other
way?
 
No, I just copied them from the old computer to the external drive. They
are not protected in any way. I've used this external drive with the old
computer to store downloads, etc. and never had a problem copying files to
it.

Since I can install from the external HD to the new computer, it stands to
reason that I should also be able to copy file to it.

Pat
 

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