restoring files from old hard drive

handyman · 06-11-2008, 20:53

Hi,

I'm trying to restore some files from a laptop hard drive for a friend.

Got it in an external case and have tried it on a VISTA and a xp pc with the same results.

Basically it's a password protected admin account and it denies access to the files. Is there a way I can sort this and get access to them to back them up on to cd so she can use them?

cheers

hm

Wicked_and_Crazy · 06-11-2008, 21:23

try this

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-623...sageID=2329262

or

try Linux

budwieser · 06-11-2008, 21:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by handyman

Hi,

I'm trying to restore some files from a laptop hard drive for a friend.

Got it in an external case and have tried it on a VISTA and a xp pc with the same results.

Basically it's a password protected admin account and it denies access to the files. Is there a way I can sort this and get access to them to back them up on to cd so she can use them?

cheers

hm

Send me a pm mate.

07-11-2008, 08:17

cant you just bung it back in the laptop remove the password then do what you need?

boroboi · 07-11-2008, 08:23

Either that, or enable all users to access the files from the original machine