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meanstreak · 12-16-2008, 03:05 PM

My old laptop has gone to BSOD so frequently within the course of a weekend that it wouldn't even boot up. Luckily I already have bought a new one and I was just turning it on to get some data off it. Problem is I couldn't even get it to boot up before going back to the BSOD so I thought here's a great idea, I'll pull out the hard drive and stick it in a usb enclosure to get all the data I need off it.

PROBLEM is I had a password on the old computer to start windows. Once I got it in the enclosure and plugged into the new laptop it works just fine, I can see the folders and get into a couple of them, but I can't get into the "owner's docs" file (or whatever it's called) to actually get to the info I need! Anyone know a way to get around this or am I stuck having to fix the old machine?

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meanstreak Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London, via Houston Texas Posts: 46 OS: XP SP2 My System	[SOLVED] put old laptop hd in usb enclosure but... My old laptop has gone to BSOD so frequently within the course of a weekend that it wouldn't even boot up. Luckily I already have bought a new one and I was just turning it on to get some data off it. Problem is I couldn't even get it to boot up before going back to the BSOD so I thought here's a great idea, I'll pull out the hard drive and stick it in a usb enclosure to get all the data I need off it. PROBLEM is I had a password on the old computer to start windows. Once I got it in the enclosure and plugged into the new laptop it works just fine, I can see the folders and get into a couple of them, but I can't get into the "owner's docs" file (or whatever it's called) to actually get to the info I need! Anyone know a way to get around this or am I stuck having to fix the old machine?