Take the disk out, put it in a usb type external caddy or similar. These are available for IDE and Sata. Plug the drive into another pc/laptop. As the drive is not a boot drive it is fairly safe just make sure your av is up to date. Recover the pictures and then nuke the drive. http://www.ebuyer.com/454202-dynamode-usb-2-0-powered-external-housing-for-3-5-inch-ide-hdd-silver-usb-hd3-5-a
http://www.ebuyer.com/482881-xenta-3-5-usb3-0-sata-hdd-enclosure-silver-and-black-gd3561213
Luckily already possess such a device.
Mrs. mespilus has been known to deny clicking on the wrong options and rendering her laptop inoperative. Like this one, an overnight and an evening was the limit of my patience/expertise.
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Take the disk out, put it in a usb type external caddy or similar. These are available for IDE and Sata.
Plug the drive into another pc/laptop. As the drive is not a boot drive it is fairly safe just make sure your av is up to date. Recover the pictures and then nuke the drive.
http://www.ebuyer.com/454202-dynamode-usb-2-0-powered-external-housing-for-3-5-inch-ide-hdd-silver-usb-hd3-5-a
http://www.ebuyer.com/482881-xenta-3-5-usb3-0-sata-hdd-enclosure-silver-and-black-gd3561213