Re: Need to retrieve files after reinstalling windows XP Home

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From: Pam (Pam_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/12/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:10:02 -0700

Thank you Jim,
I will give that a try and see what I can come up with.
I have all the software for my programs and such, but I didn't want to fill my hard drive with things that are already there, if you know what I mean.
Some of this stuff I am very good at, while there are other things I still just don't get.
Thanks so much again. 

-- 
Pam
"Jim Macklin" wrote:
> Did you do a clean reinstall or a repair?  Sounds like you
> formatted and did a clean install.  Odds are that many of
> your files are over-written and gone.  But STOP using the
> drive for anything.  Use another computer to do a Google for
> "file recovery" and you may be able to find some freeware
> that can recover your files.
> Or better, call DriveSavers
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> "Pam" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2be2101c46833$a64c3710$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> | Hi,
> | I would appreciate any help I can get with my problem.
> | Last week I got the dreaded Blue Screen of Death.  I
> | tried and tried to re-boot and kept getting a blue screen.
> | Yesterday I tried again.  I changed my settings to boot
> | from CD and inserted my Home Edition CD and it
> | reinstalled XP Home on my hard drive.  Problem is now I
> | cannot find any of my files that were on my hard drive.
> | I built the computer myself, so there were no other
> | windows programs on my drive.  All I did was reinstall
> | the Windows XP Home and now cannot locate all my files
> | and programs.  I have done a search on my C drive but to
> | no avail.
> | Any suggestions on how to retrieve these files?
> | Thank you so very much, in advance.
> | Pam
> |
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