Vista HDD in new computer

[Stevoisboss]

If I put an old HDD running vista in a new dell optiplex will it run normally? It starts to boot and then sends me to recovery options. It will then ask to repair or boot normally which doesn't work. I need the data on the drive and I am unsure on ehat to do.

[grss1982]

17 minutes ago, Stevoisboss said:

If I put an old HDD running vista in a new dell optiplex will it run normally? It starts to boot and then sends me to recovery options. It will then ask to repair or boot normally which doesn't work. I need the data on the drive and I am unsure on ehat to do.

I've run into this problem a couple of times and the easiest solution to basically use a spare drive to install an O.S. on it and then your the drive with the important data as a secondary drive so you get a chance to grab the data from it.

[Adorable Cat]

If you need the data on the drive, you could plug it into a working computer (into an extra SATA port) and boot that computer normally, then you can just access the data on the hard drive regularly.

[Stevoisboss]

4 minutes ago, Adorable Cat said:

If you need the data on the drive, you could plug it into a working computer and boot that computer normally, then you can just access the data on the hard drive regularly.

Thats the problem is that it won't boot on new hardware that is known to be working.

[Godlygamer23]

It should be able to boot off of the standard boot drive already present. Don't boot off of the Vista drive. It most likely will not work as you have experienced. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Stevoisboss said:

Thats the problem is that it won't boot on new hardware that is known to be working.

you don't need to boot from it, just plug it into a working system, and you can copy all the files from it.

[Adorable Cat]

1 minute ago, Stevoisboss said:

Thats the problem is that it won't boot on new hardware that is known to be working.

You're trying to boot from the drive that you need the data from if I get what your saying?

 

I mean plug the known good OS hard drive into that optiplex and also the drive you're recovering from, then boot from the good OS hard drive. You'll be able to see the drive you need to recover data from in explorer and back it up somewhere.

[Stevoisboss]

1 minute ago, Adorable Cat said:

You're trying to boot from the drive that you need the data from if I get what your saying?

 

I mean plug the known good OS hard drive into that optiplex and also the drive you're recovering from, then boot from the good OS hard drive. You'll be able to see the drive you need to recover data from in explorer and back it up somewhere.

Nvm I see what you are saying. It works now. Thank you so much.