HDD into another machine

[p.mc]

Hi

My mates PC has died ("CPU he thinks") and he'd like to put his maxtor HDD
with XP O/S on it, into another PC so he can retrieve his data.
Is this possible?...If not how can he go about retrieving his data from his
original HDD without the intervention of a recovery specialist?

TIA

 

[DL]

Connect it to another sys as slave, or put it in an external enclosure
You may have to take ownership of folders, to recover data

 

[Shenan Stanley]

My mates PC has died ("CPU he thinks") and he'd like to put his
maxtor HDD with XP O/S on it, into another PC so he can retrieve
his data. Is this possible?...If not how can he go about retrieving his
data
from his original HDD without the intervention of a recovery
specialist?

Went a little freaky with the multi-posting, eh?

Options:

- Install the drive into the other machine as a secondary - access the data
you want.

- Install the drive in another machine as a primary, do not boot but instead
perform a REPAIR INSTALLATION of XP (google for it) and then boot and use as
normal. NOTE: If the XP was an OEM - you are breaking an agreement agreed
to with the use of the system on the original computer.

 

[p.mc]

"Thanks" I'll forward the info to him, he's using my laptop at the moment to
get online.