So someone's laptop "broke" and won't switch on (yes I've tried everything 
but nothing works) and they need some files off it.  I've got the HD out, 
it's a 2.5" SATA with standard connections.  Only problem is it's encrypted 
using 3rd party software.  If I connect the drive to another machine and 
boot it I can get past the decryption window and it starts to boot windows 
off the drive but then blue screens (I suspect due to radically different 
hardware).  Trying to boot in safe mode (and all the other options from the 
F8 menu) does the same.

Any ideas how I can get any files off this drive?  What I really need is 
some way in the F8 window to say "now run a different windows installation 
from a different drive" - that doesn't seem to be possible though.

There is an option in the encryption software screen to boot from floppy 
rather than the HD, so maybe I'll end up buying a floppy drive and trying 
that way.  Any ideas how to make a floppy that just runs my Vista 
installation? (or gives me command line to copy files between NTFS drives?).

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