Old XP laptop won't start. I want to get the files

[rayancaleb]

Hello,



I'm desperately hoping someone/anyone can help me reassure me. My old laptop won't start and I want preserve the data on the hard drive.



This is my old University laptop and I will be devastated if I have lost the Photos and other documents stored on the hard drive



It is a Windows XP Sony Vaio. I stopped using it but kept it because I wanted to copy the files but never got around to it. My parents moved it to the garage and after finding it covered in cobwebs I cleaned and it started but went to a black screen with white text saying something about a boot device an pressing any key. I turned it off and went to the house and now it won't turn on at all.



Can I remove the hard drive and plug it into another PC to get the files?



If so how would I go about this? If not what are my options? I had a password login so would that affect access to the files?

Please help.

Thanks!



I didn't find the right solution from the Internet.



References:
 www.techadvisor.co.uk/forum/windows-29/old-xp-laptop-wont-start-i-want-get-files-4630767/

 
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