Don't have "permission" to access the files

DragonPoet

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Ok, so, I am so lost and confused. I just bought a new Gateway computer with Windows 7 and then I tried to hook up my old harddrive (xp os). I opened the "My Documents" on the old hard drive containing xp. Well, I am getting all confused because of the fact that I don't have "permission" to access the files. Well, how do I disable this, what is it, and if I cannot disable it, how do I "claim them as my own" or however Win 7 says it? Very confused, flustered, and dumbfounded, Dragonpoet. Thanks for the help!

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I am very new with Win 7. as in I just bought is yesterday.

P.S.S.
Can you no longer do Ctrl+Alt+Dlt at the welcome screen and access the admin account?

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And my old hard drive is connected with the old school sata cables.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 Build 7601AMD Phenom II X4 810 Deneb 45mm Technology8GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHzATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics, GeForce GT 220
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Gateway DX4600-15e
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 Build 7601
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AMD Phenom II X4 810 Deneb 45mm Technology
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Gateway RS780 (AM2)
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8GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz
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Realteck High Definition Audio
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your old drive, is it FAT32, FAT or NTFS format? probably need to play with the security tab
 

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