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Win 7 Doesn't "See" USB Drive That Was Old Computer C-Drive
Quite some time ago my old computer (Windows XP Operating System) motherboard failed so I bought a new notebook with Windows 7. I now need one file from my od XP computer's Drive C; the e-mail AOL stored on my computer in a file called (my AOL screen name).abi in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AOL\C_America Online 9.0\organize.
I mounted the drive in an external hard drive enclosure connected through a USB port. When I turn it on and watch Windows Explorer I see the external drive being recognized as drive G: but it goes away after about one second.
If I open a command prompt and ask for a directory of drive G:\ I receive a message, "The system cannot find the path specified."
If I attempt to change to the G Drive via CD G:\, I receive, "The system cannot find the drive specified."
I suspect that the problem stems from the Windows XP operating system trying to boot as the drive starts but I don't know if that's the case or how to stop it if it is.
How can I copy files from this old drive?