accessing files on relocated disc

My laptop died and I tried to recover "hidden" documents with the hdd
on a external enclosure.they are of course not showing.If i was to
install the hdd in another laptop using the "repair" feature in xp
setup/install to adapt the drive to the second laptop will I be able
to access the "hidden"/private documents?
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