"if I was able to get in with an external drive, as I am right now, that would give me more options to try to get that RTF or TXT TextEdit file, that is where I am at now, does anyone know how I can pull it from the original hard drive?"
Just grab the file and drag it to your external boot drive.
Does it "copy over"?
Just grab the file and drag it to your external boot drive.
Does it "copy over"?