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On 28/02/07, Stewart Smith <Stewart.smith at novate-it.co.uk> wrote:
> My home PC has passed away (I think). It is refusing to boot-up and is
> asking me to insert systems disks, I don't want to do this as the
> instructions with the system disks state in big letter that all data on
> the machine will be lost. I really need to some how get all the files
> off the machine before it is finally laid to rest, mainly 5 years worth
> of family photos & videos - the question is how? Is this something a
> novice like me can attempt or are there proper companies for this sort
> of thing?

Stick the hard drive in an external enclosure and attach to machine of
choice. A Mac or Linux box would work - it doesn't have to be Windows.

Tim