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For your data trouble ..
(assuming your hard drive wasn't ruined)
External Enclosure Method
Costs: You'll need to purchase an external enclosure if you don't already have one. You should be able to find a decent one for under $50.
Difficulty: This is probably the easiest method.
In this method, the intention is to simply remove the "bad" drive from the dead system, place it into an external enclosure (following the instructions from the manufacturer), and then plug it into the USB port of a working computer (for best results the working computer should be running the same version of Windows, or better, than the dead system was running. This is because old operating systems cannot read new file systems.
Once you plug the external enclosure into a working system, open windows explorer, find the hard drive that holds your files, and copy them to the working system's hard drive, space permitting, or burn CDs/DVDs as needed.
(assuming your hard drive wasn't ruined)
External Enclosure Method
Costs: You'll need to purchase an external enclosure if you don't already have one. You should be able to find a decent one for under $50.
Difficulty: This is probably the easiest method.
In this method, the intention is to simply remove the "bad" drive from the dead system, place it into an external enclosure (following the instructions from the manufacturer), and then plug it into the USB port of a working computer (for best results the working computer should be running the same version of Windows, or better, than the dead system was running. This is because old operating systems cannot read new file systems.
Once you plug the external enclosure into a working system, open windows explorer, find the hard drive that holds your files, and copy them to the working system's hard drive, space permitting, or burn CDs/DVDs as needed.