Priority written CD

I backed up the hard drive to my previous computer to
CD. This was done in an XP environment, therefore I
believe it was protected to only be read by that computer.

Now that I have my new laptop, I can only detect that the
storage space is being used, but cannot see the files.
Is there anyway possible to unlock the CD and access the
files?

Lanwench
Thu Jul 03 16:38:45 CDT 2003

How did you back it up? Can you not see the contents of the CD in Windows
Explorer?

Isiah wrote:
> I backed up the hard drive to my previous computer to
> CD. This was done in an XP environment, therefore I
> believe it was protected to only be read by that computer.
>
> Now that I have my new laptop, I can only detect that the
> storage space is being used, but cannot see the files.
> Is there anyway possible to unlock the CD and access the
> files?

Kerry
Thu Jul 03 17:13:47 CDT 2003

What OS are you running on the new computer? As Lanwench correctly pointed
out, it is important to know exactly what software you used to create the CD
(and perhaps what options for that software)

Since you mention XP and you thought the contents were protected, perhaps
you are using EFS?? ugh.

...awaiting more info




"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> How did you back it up? Can you not see the contents of the CD in Windows
> Explorer?
>
> Isiah wrote:
> > I backed up the hard drive to my previous computer to
> > CD. This was done in an XP environment, therefore I
> > believe it was protected to only be read by that computer.
> >
> > Now that I have my new laptop, I can only detect that the
> > storage space is being used, but cannot see the files.
> > Is there anyway possible to unlock the CD and access the
> > files?
>
>

Isiah
Fri Jul 04 00:03:38 CDT 2003

I used the CD software that was on my previous leased
system. When using Windows Explorer I can see that 81
megs have been used on the CD, but it shows no files.
This is why I concluded that it was saved with only that
system being able to read it. I need to know if I can
somehow circumvent that priority save and recover my data.
>-----Original Message-----
>How did you back it up? Can you not see the contents of
the CD in Windows
>Explorer?
>
>Isiah wrote:
>> I backed up the hard drive to my previous computer to
>> CD. This was done in an XP environment, therefore I
>> believe it was protected to only be read by that
computer.
>>
>> Now that I have my new laptop, I can only detect that
the
>> storage space is being used, but cannot see the files.
>> Is there anyway possible to unlock the CD and access
the
>> files?
>
>
>.
>

Isiah
Fri Jul 04 00:08:54 CDT 2003

I am running XP on the new computer. I really do not
remember the CD software that the former system used. It
was the day that I was returning two leased systems and
was backing up at the last minute. I know that XP
factors in because I couldn't access the CD at several
other computers not running XP as an OS. Although, when
I purchased the new computer with XP the drive was
accessible and readable. Windows Explorer acknowledges
that 81 megs are used, but displays no files. Any
suggestions?
>-----Original Message-----
>What OS are you running on the new computer? As
Lanwench correctly pointed
>out, it is important to know exactly what software you
used to create the CD
>(and perhaps what options for that software)
>
>Since you mention XP and you thought the contents were
protected, perhaps
>you are using EFS?? ugh.
>
>....awaiting more info
>
>
>
>
>"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
><lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.co
m> wrote in message
>news:uO9EE3aQDHA.3020@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> How did you back it up? Can you not see the contents
of the CD in Windows
>> Explorer?
>>
>> Isiah wrote:
>> > I backed up the hard drive to my previous computer to
>> > CD. This was done in an XP environment, therefore I
>> > believe it was protected to only be read by that
computer.
>> >
>> > Now that I have my new laptop, I can only detect
that the
>> > storage space is being used, but cannot see the
files.
>> > Is there anyway possible to unlock the CD and access
the
>> > files?
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>