I`ve posted a couple of others questions about this but I`ve progressed a little on finding a solution.
I have a Western Digital 80 gig that won`t boot up on my pc. I already have a Western Digital 250 gig that I use as the main hd. The 80 gig came from my daughters pc (her motherboard is busted, maybe). I`m trying to download her files, pics, etc.
I can`t get the hd to show up unless I put it on the secondary ide cable as a secondary master on my pc. I`ve done every jumper sequence known to man (or woman). I`ve even disconnected my hd and tried to boot up with hers, no go. Both have Windows XP. I`ve been able to download files from the guest account from her hd onto my hd. I can`t access her main user account because she had it password protected and it says "access denied". The folder is there when I pull it up in the "documents and settings" folder where all the user accounts are located. My question is, is there a way to enter her password and access her (she has a ton of stuff) user account so I can save it for her on CDs?
I`ve read a lot of posts how to have two harddrives on one computer. But so far, I can`t seem to get hers to boot up as a main hd either even though I hook it up identical to the way mine is.
Again, the main question is, how can I access the locked user account when I cant get her hd to boot up as the main hd?
I have a Western Digital 80 gig that won`t boot up on my pc. I already have a Western Digital 250 gig that I use as the main hd. The 80 gig came from my daughters pc (her motherboard is busted, maybe). I`m trying to download her files, pics, etc.
I can`t get the hd to show up unless I put it on the secondary ide cable as a secondary master on my pc. I`ve done every jumper sequence known to man (or woman). I`ve even disconnected my hd and tried to boot up with hers, no go. Both have Windows XP. I`ve been able to download files from the guest account from her hd onto my hd. I can`t access her main user account because she had it password protected and it says "access denied". The folder is there when I pull it up in the "documents and settings" folder where all the user accounts are located. My question is, is there a way to enter her password and access her (she has a ton of stuff) user account so I can save it for her on CDs?
I`ve read a lot of posts how to have two harddrives on one computer. But so far, I can`t seem to get hers to boot up as a main hd either even though I hook it up identical to the way mine is.
Again, the main question is, how can I access the locked user account when I cant get her hd to boot up as the main hd?
