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scott wrote:
> 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?
Ouch.
If it were me, I'd probably try taking an image of the entire drive, and
then trying to find a way to decrypt it. But I don't suppose for a
moment that this 3rd party software happens to offer offline decryption
as a feature. (Indeed, given what the software is supposed to do, I
guess that would be an "anti-feature"...)
I don't suppose it stays up long enough for the network stack to be
initialised so you can grab the files over the network?
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