Hard-drive problem! Help needed ASAP!

[phucng_10]

Well, my friend and I built a new computer and I used my old hard drive and DVD/CD drive. The problem is that my sister wants her photos but, she didn't back it up into a data disk. The hard-drive works as a slave on my friend's computer, but some how I can't access my sister's files. It tells me that I can't access it because it has a lock to it. Can this lock still be on because my sister locked me away from her computer awhile back? I'm a newbie at this so please explain it to me clearly. I tend to mess up a lot. Well if you're wondering what I'm running up inside my tower, it's:

430W Antec Earthwatt Power Supply
PNY nVidia GeForce 7300GT
ECS MicroATX Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo - E6600 @ 2.4gHz
2GB from Crucial

Hopefully I get some reply soon, I really need help.

 

[peterhuang913]

Plug the HD into another computer and copy the files from there.

 

[phucng_10]

Already tried. It only shows the files I've downloaded. I can't access my sister's files.

 

[peterhuang913]

What do you mean the files that you downloaded? Did you format the drive and install windows already?

 

[phucng_10]

Alright, when I still had my VAIO, the files that can only be seen is the programs I downloaded on my VAIO. I'm trying to get a hold of my desktop documents but it's not working. I did not format the drive and install Windows because I need to get the files that's in my HD.

 

[peterhuang913]

What files do you see in HD?
they should go along the lines of Documents and Settings, Programs Files, Windows, etc...

 

[phucng_10]

Yeah, it's like that. I see my sister's main file, but when I double-click it, it tells me that I'm unable to access the file because of a lock of some sort.

 

[peterhuang913]

Did your sister have a password on her account before you took out the drive?

 

[phucng_10]

No there was no password on her account before I took my HD out.

 

[peterhuang913]

Try This. Post a screenshot or before and after clicking the file.