Recover Data - Password Protected From Other User Account - Possible Virus

[sare^baw's]

My friends laptop has a problem, he cant login to windows, it rejects his password, the only other account is a guest account, any attempt i make to delete/ reset the password requires an administrator account which is not possible, everything i attempt just looks for his account password, i cant boot into safe mode, it just goes to the login screen, so im thinking that a virus or malware may have caused all this, also the laptop is very slow and freezing.

I decided i will install a fresh windows 7 however i need to save all his data first, i cant access his files and folders because windows is asking for his password when i try to access them.

So how can i get access to his files and folders so i can backup all his data before doing a frest install.

many thanks

 

[sare^baw's]

Pop the drive in your PC and take ownership of it, copy the files over and wipe it

wow its easier than i thought, thanks for your advice mate, much appreciated

 

[sare^baw's]

Many thanks for all the other suggestions guys, i got on fine connecting the hdd to my pc, i had no mishaps, my eset security usually pics up anything suspicious, i was not running any files, just copying them from one folder to another.

The new w7 installation is going fine, just going through the hours of updating at the moment.

 

[sare^baw's]

Imho - UAC in more a hindrance than it is useful. I hate it as much as i hate catchpha.

I want to shoot whoever invented catchpha