How to gain access to the "System Volume Information" folder on windows PC

 Microsoft Windows XP Using the FAT32 File System:

• Go to "My Computer".
• Click the "Tools" menu, then click 'Folder Options'.
• On the 'View' tab, click 'Show hidden files and folders'.
• Clear the 'Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)' check box. Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the change.
• Click OK.
• Double-click the "System Volume Information" folder in the root folder to open it.

Windows XP Using the NTFS File System:

• At First, Go to "My Computer".
• Click the "Tools" menu, then click 'Folder Options'.
• On the 'View' tab, click 'Show hidden files and folders'.
• Clear the 'Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)' check box. Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the change.
• Click OK.

• Right-click the "System Volume Information" folder in the root folder, and then click Sharing and Security.
• Click the 'Security' tab.
• Click Add, and then type the name of the user to whom you want to give access to the folder. Choose the account location if appropriate (either local or from the domain). Typically, this is the account with which you are logged on. Click OK, and then click OK again.
• Double-click the "System Volume Information" folder in the root folder to open it.

• If Security tab is not available, you click 'start' then 'run', type 'gpedit.msc'. System Group Policy explore. 
• You go 'Computer Configuration', then click 'Windows Settings', then click 'Security Settings', then click 'Local Policies', then click 'Security Options'.
• From this right side policy you find 'Network Access: Sharing and Security Model for local Account' (By default Gust Only), Double-click and select 'Classic - local user authenticate as themselves' Click OK.
• So, you get 'Security' tab