Diamonds in the rough

From: Jeremy (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:51:04 -0700

I have XP. I had 150+ files in a briefcase on the desktop.
I accidently uppdated and deleted all the files. I need to
get them back. I tried system restore with no success. Is
their any way to get the files back?

Please Help!