hi guys,
im new to this site & ive been trying to sort this problem out for days with no success!! i have limited pc knowledge (i know a little but im not a genius). I recentley purchased a new compaq sr5401uk pc with vista home premium 32bit, i have a maxtor basic 500 gig external hd when i plug this into the usb vista recognises the maxtor hd & gives it a letter it also shows up in my computer under that letter but when i click the icon it says :" j:/is not accessible - access denied"
This external hd worked perfectly fine on my previous pc which was running windows xp it has over 30,000 music files on it which i have been collecting for years & i WILL be devastated if i lose them!!..ive been a total numbskull & not backed them up
please can anyone help me with this problem? any ideas would be greatly appreciated!! 
im new to this site & ive been trying to sort this problem out for days with no success!! i have limited pc knowledge (i know a little but im not a genius). I recentley purchased a new compaq sr5401uk pc with vista home premium 32bit, i have a maxtor basic 500 gig external hd when i plug this into the usb vista recognises the maxtor hd & gives it a letter it also shows up in my computer under that letter but when i click the icon it says :" j:/is not accessible - access denied"
This external hd worked perfectly fine on my previous pc which was running windows xp it has over 30,000 music files on it which i have been collecting for years & i WILL be devastated if i lose them!!..ive been a total numbskull & not backed them up

