Laptop Dead...Problem Salvaging Data

[CountDeMonet]

Ok, here's the deal. My laptop's dead, I took out the HD and put it into an enclosure so I can plug it into my desktop via USB and it treats it as an external drive.

A few problems. I do not see all the files. I see nothing that was on the desktop. I see nowhere that would be holding my outlook express e-mails or address book. I see nothing that was in My Documents. Uh oh. That is a major problem. If I go to the Documents and Settings folder and click on my name I get an access is denied error box. The folder says empty anyway.

When my computer was running I used a password to logon, could this be preventing me from seeing things? I don't see how as I see other stuff but I figured I'd throw it out there.

Other than that...uh....well....that's all I got.

Help please.
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