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i had this happen to me not too long ago (drive went kaputt lost several system files, thus no booting)...
if you know anything at all about linux then go in and install a small version of linux on another hard drive and make sure it has NTFS read compiled into the kernel.
Linux will not respect WinXP's file restrictions and you can read it and copy it wherever with ease.
if you dont have a hard drive spare that you can install linux on while you do this copy you might want to try Knoppix (bootable Linux CD), but you will need to mount the other hard drives (the one to read and the other to write) and do it that way..
sorry, can't help too much with Knoppix since I havent messed with it before.
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