How can I retrieve a MS SQL Express Database from a non-booting computer?

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Published on 2012-11-20T10:58:36Z Indexed on 2012/11/20 11:08 UTC
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A client has a very important database that has not been backed up in 6 months. The PC has promptly failed. The Windows directory is corrupt, and the computer will not boot.

It had a Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005 database on it. I have access to the hard drive by booting in with an Ubuntu Live CD, but I am not sure if I can find the database. I am not sure what I am looking for, or where to look either. The dead machine had Windows XP on it.

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