Restrictions on the laptop h.d.d

[Homer_simpson]

ok so my laptop died in my arms yesterday it was old
so i took out the hdd and plugged it into a external reader so i could get my files off of it. I can access all the folders except for the old "My Documents" folder. it says that there is some kind of restriction... :S some of my school work was in that folder.
what do i do? is it some kind of encryption on the disk?

the laptop used to run win xp btw.

[Turing_Gamer]

Wow that sucks...

I have a crazy idea though. What if you get another laptop (xp compatable), replace the hdd, and run it. And another idea is you can try installing the hdd on a desktop comp. Or try and do some customization to an external hard drive.

I'm just guessing at what to do cause it never happened to me.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Well I'm guessing that that is a good idea. Though I wouldn't know as it never happened to me.

[Zren]

Had this happen to me every time I reformatted my comp and tried taking files from my external. Without further ado, I present you a flowy-chart and the respected MicroSoft link should you destest my fine art.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

[Homer_simpson]

thankx guys. i'll try that.