Tea + Laptop = Problems recovering data!

[Dab]

In a well thought out move last week I managed to spill tea into my laptop! I've taken the hard drive out and stuck it in an external hard drive caddy, but I'm having problems accessing the data stored on it.

The data I need is stored in the "My Documents" section of the "Users" folder which is presumably password protected by our login password. Trouble is, every time I try and access it on another laptop and it goes through the steps to get permission, the progress bar never finishes and then it crashes!

Does anyone know any solution to this problem, or website's of any help? I'm using Vista on both laptops, but Windows Help website has been of no use. Thanks in advance!

 

[petersmart]

If you could install it as a secod drive on a computer you might be able to bypass the password - not sure whether it would work but it might be worth a try.

 

[PsiFox]

If you google "take ownership of drive Vista" you should get the answer you need

http://neosmart.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1257

 

[Dab]

If you google "take ownership of drive Vista" you should get the answer you need

http://neosmart.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1257

Brilliant, I'll try that now! Fingers crossed it works, at least I had all my photography stuff backed up on an external HD.

 

[CanonFodder]

I had the exact same issue and followed steps similar to the ones PsiFox gave you and it worked, so I hope they work for you too...

 

[Dab]

Ok that was fairly painful as the HD kept crashing, but I managed to recover most/all of what i needed, and it seems to have transferred fine. Thanks very much for the help everyone!

 

[PsiFox]

Good show. Now sort out a back up schedule.

Thanks for the PM

 

[neil_g]

and contact your insurers regarding the laptop lol

 

[Dab]

and contact your insurers regarding the laptop lol

Yeah I've done that, the laptop is currently with the claims validation department and I'm waiting to see if they will repair or replace. I just hope they sort it out soon, I'm starting to feel like a luddite without a computer.