the PC. If you don’t have a case, you can just buy a SATA/IDE to USB cable
and plug the drive into another PC to copy the files.
Here’s and example:
http://www.meritline.com/usb-to-sata…–p-34964.aspx
—
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey!"), FL
"Irvin Libao" <> wrote in message
news:FDC53F80-7E43-4B17-92C8-…
> I have Windows XP Media Center Edition and plan to upgrade to Windows 7 in
> October. I know the instructions to upgrading indicate that I should back
> up
> my files, etc. But if I upgrade to Windows 7, will it mess up or remove
> files from "My Documents".
>
> Normally, I would back up my files to my USB external drive; however, my
> computer is not working. I have an MBR issue and would rather not deal
> with
> it until Windows 7 is released. Long story short, my computer did not
> come
> with the OS when I purchased it from Best Buy. I do have Windows Vista
> and
> XP full version CDs from my Dell laptops. I’ve been told on this
> newsgroup
> that I’m not allowed to use either of these discs for this desktop based
> on
> EULA.
>
> I have important files in My Documents and don’t want to lose them.
> Ultimately, if I have to I can remove the HD from the computer and place
> it
> in an external USB case and backup the files that way. Otherwise, if the
> files will be safe, I can leave as is.
>
>
> Irv
