Can not read the files on hard drive

I bought a new computer with Windows 7.  My old computer running Windows XP and has a virus which disabled permanently.  I want to recover the files from the old drive to the new hard disk.  I removed the hard drive from the old computer and put it in the new computer.  The new computer recognized and named E: drive.  However, Windows Explorer shows "this folder is empty".   But when I look at the properties of the drive E:, it shows that the old hard drive is 40% full.  Why is it impossible to see the files in Windows Explorer?  And how can this problem be fixed?

Hello

Check out the following and check:
 
Method 1:
Run a virus scanner and check:
Viruses are known to cause these problems. Scan your computer for the Microsoft Security Scanner, which allows to get rid of viruses, spyware and software malware.

Note: The Microsoft Safety Scanner expire after 10 days from the date of installation.
Note: The data files that are infected must be cleaned only by removing the file completely, which means that there is a risk of data loss.
 
Method 2:
Viruses may have hidden files, try the steps in the following link to view it.
Show hidden files
 
Hope this information helps.

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