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03-22-2007, 11:22 PM
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Copying Contents of non-native HDD
i have two hdds. the one i need to pull data off of still has an OS on it and stuff but the computer it used to be in doesn't work and i know that the hdd i need will not work in this computer because the MB & chipsets are different. so how do i get the data off of the HDD i need and transfer it to this current computer? i tried just plugging it into this PC but when i go to open the drive, all of the files and stuff are read only and i tried changing that but it was a no go.
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03-22-2007, 11:40 PM
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First, I gather you attached the "old" drive as a slave on the working computer? Can't you copy and paste read only files off of it? What is it formatted as?
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03-22-2007, 11:47 PM
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yeah i did that and it doesnt work cuz the files are read only and u cant change the attributes of the files.. an error comes up when u do.. its formatted as NTFS.
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03-22-2007, 11:50 PM
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What exactly is the error message you're getting? What opperating system did the old computer use?
Windows XP has a built in encryption. If you enable it, certain accounts "own" certain files. You can remove this by following the instructions here. |
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03-23-2007, 07:19 PM
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Sounds like you need this : http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;308421
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03-24-2007, 05:25 AM
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Same link, Pam.
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