Well there are a few ways you can do this. One is to just take the hard drive out of the old computer and put it into the new computer and if you know the location of the files then bingo your done. BUT this might not work if your new computer uses sata cable and your old one is probably ide. So then you could also try using a usb stick to just copy the files off of the old computer or you could just run the windows install on the computer but choose the repair option that way your files shouldn’t be harmed only thing that might happen is some of your apps may not work correctly but if its only tax files your after you should be ok.
1) Try burning the files to CD or copying to a USB drive
2) Remove the drive from the Bad computer. Install it as a second drive on a working computer. Note: if the working computer and the Bad computer hd’s are both IDE drives set the jumpers on the Working computer drive to Master and the Bad computer drive to Slave.
All of the above are good ideas, you can also try to repair the windows from the cd and then you can gain normal access to your files and your CD RW will be operating, so you can burn your own CD or you can connect your machine to the network.
Copy the files to a USB drive. This is the easiest way to transfer files from a computer to an external drive. Then transfer the files from the USB drive to the new computer. You should be able to get a 1GB USB drive for about $20.
Well there are a few ways you can do this. One is to just take the hard drive out of the old computer and put it into the new computer and if you know the location of the files then bingo your done. BUT this might not work if your new computer uses sata cable and your old one is probably ide. So then you could also try using a usb stick to just copy the files off of the old computer or you could just run the windows install on the computer but choose the repair option that way your files shouldn’t be harmed only thing that might happen is some of your apps may not work correctly but if its only tax files your after you should be ok.
1) Try burning the files to CD or copying to a USB drive
2) Remove the drive from the Bad computer. Install it as a second drive on a working computer. Note: if the working computer and the Bad computer hd’s are both IDE drives set the jumpers on the Working computer drive to Master and the Bad computer drive to Slave.
Good Luck
All of the above are good ideas, you can also try to repair the windows from the cd and then you can gain normal access to your files and your CD RW will be operating, so you can burn your own CD or you can connect your machine to the network.
Copy the files to a USB drive. This is the easiest way to transfer files from a computer to an external drive. Then transfer the files from the USB drive to the new computer. You should be able to get a 1GB USB drive for about $20.