pimpedout97x Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 ok heres the deal. i have a dell inspiron 5100 laptop. like 6 months ago, for whatever reason, the picture goes out. i try and hook it to an external monitor, nothing on that. it does turn on though. ive since, built a new desktop. really i dont care about the laptop nor the data on the hard drive, but i would like to see what i had on that hard drive (mostly songs, etc) and just get them to my new PC. well i have the laptop hard drive hooked to my pc via a 2.5" ide adapter wire, my computer sees the drive as Drive E. i can click it, it shows docs & settings, program files, WINDOWS folder, etc. problem is, i cant access the stuff i want. i simply had folders with all my songs/pics/files in them, on the desktop. i go into docs and settings on Drive E, and click my user name folder, but it wont let me get in it. is it becuase my user profile on the laptop is password protected? is there ANY way to get this info? ive searched, nothing comes up..becuase its all under my user folder, which wont let me access it, becuase its read only, becuase its password protected, im assuming. what can i do? is there any way i can boot from this, or no, becuase it has the drivers from the dell installed? any help is greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 try to take permission of the drive. Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFB Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Not sure if you tried this with the external monitor connected but on my 5150, I have to FN F8 to switch between the laptop display and my external - I assume the 5100 is the same? PM me if you want to sell that laptop, I dropped mine and need some parts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM9104 Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Take ownership of your documents and settings folder. Quote 2015 Honda Civic LX 4dr | 24k miles Stock H/U and mids/highs Power Acoustik GW3-12" D2 Sub HiFonics BXX1200.1D @ 1ohm Random 2.5^3' dual ported box NVX LOC Stinger wiring throughout 1977 Chevy SWB Cammed 350 Dual exhaust Cheap Wish stereo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclotron_burst Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 it depends on what version of windows you are using. I have had this problem with using a windows xp drive and trying to access it using windows vista and it didnt work....but when I connected it to an xp machine I had no problems at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpedout97x Posted April 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 i got it, thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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