Retrieving a Database from a Computer Without Administrative Rights

I am not sure if I have the correct forum for this question, but ... I have a computer with only one login account with administrative rights. The login is kludged now that the registry value for the administrative user is messed up. When I try to log
in, I get a message saying something to the effect of "The user profile service service failed the logon".  I looked it up on msdn and saw that I can fix it by changing the registry, but of course, I cannot do that because the bad user
account is the administrative account.
The only thing that I need to retrieve from that hard drive is a sql server database.  Is there any way for me to do that, perhaps by putting the drive in a USB "sled" device and attaching it to a different computer as an external hard drive? 
Will I be able to access the data folder where the database resides or will I get a message saying that I do not have permission?
Rob E.

Sounds like I have a chance.  SQL Server is installed on my C drive. I am concerned that when I try to open the data folder on the usb drive I will get a message saying I do not have permission to open the folder.  Do you think that would
happen?
Rob E.
no, that should not happen..because you are effectively making the drive as an "external drive that has some files "to the new computer..
just copy them over and attach to the new sql instance...
Hope it Helps!!

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