Moving hard drive to save data

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Yes, you can do that..

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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Doogle" <Doogle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A57771E6-D4F7-437B-9B58-2EB4C721685A@microsoft.com...
> Hello All
> i was wondering if any of you could tell me if this will work.
> My windows XP home has died and i mean proper dead can get to
> recovery(just) but no more than that. I dont mind installing over the top
> of
> my currrent install but dont want to loose all the pics etc on the
> computer.
> So here's the question can i simply unplug my hard drive take it to my
> brothers house , who has the exact same machine , plug it in as a second
> hard
> drive turn on his pc and let his machine boot windows and then take my
> data
> off the second drive
> Your comments greatfully received.
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

Thanks you chaps for your comments and though null your explanation was full
of relevant detail which may well prove to be both useful and correct after
banging my head again a wall trying to get xp to work for 4 days Mike's
simple Yes managed to fill me with hope once again.

Thanks Again for your time

"null" wrote:

> Doogle wrote:
> > Hello All
> > i was wondering if any of you could tell me if this will work.
> > My windows XP home has died and i mean proper dead can get to
> > recovery(just) but no more than that. I dont mind installing over the top of
> > my currrent install but dont want to loose all the pics etc on the computer.
> > So here's the question can i simply unplug my hard drive take it to my
> > brothers house , who has the exact same machine , plug it in as a second hard
> > drive turn on his pc and let his machine boot windows and then take my data
> > off the second drive
> > Your comments greatfully received.
> >
>
> As long as the hard drive still works (which I have my doubts) and the
> FAT table, etc. isn't corrupted (again, questionable), and the data
> isn't corrupted, encrypted, or password-protected, it should work. You
> MAY need to go into the BIOS on your brother's PC to get it to recognize
> the second drive.
>
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