Ported laptop disc to new machine
OK - need some guidance here please ...
laptop died - failed motherboard.
Recovered drive (SATA) added to USB cradle and plugged into machine filtched from elsewhere (can read no problem - supporting theory of dead motherboard)
Current plan is to obtain a new laptop and simply swap drive in to that
But in the mean time I want to work on the temporary machine, using the software and files on the old drive.
I assumed that opening a file on the old disc would simply associate with the old software on the old disc - it doesn't
I also assumed I could open applications on the old disk via explorer and away I would go - response is 'incorrect FSI.DSL. Re-install software.
What am I doing wrong ?