Re: Reinstalled Win XP - need to recover old files
From: Phil (itchy&scratchy_at_homer.doh.no.spam)
Date: 08/30/04
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:27:45 -0400
First, what kind of reinstall of xp did you do? A format and clean install?
Or a repair install?
Format / clean install - your stuff is gone.
Repair install - it should be still on the drive. Did you look/search for
your data?
"AlisonB" <alison.broadley@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> I am just learning the hard lesson of not backing up. Since moving to
> WinXP a few years ago I have been lucky and needed to use the WinXP
> system restore function only once.
>
> Last week I turned off WinXP system restore function to solve an
> antivirus software problem. I forgot to turn it back on.
>
> Today when I was I installing a new cordless keyboard and mouse, Win
> XP would not restart as part of the installation process - a system
> file was missing or corrupt. I tried reattaching the old keyboard and
> mouse, starting in safe mode, starting from the last successful boot,
> but nothing would work - reinstalling Win XP was the only option left.
>
> I reinstalled Win XP but have done nothing else yet - only XP and
> anything that is bundled with it is installed (e.g. WMP), there is no
> internet connection yet, etc.
>
> I remember reading something before about the old data still being on
> the hard disk so I want to recover what data I can - I am not sure
> what to do next.
>
> Now I need some advice before doing anything else.
>
> For a start, I am unsure what can I realistically hope to achieve.
> There were photos, emails and contacts, programme downloads as well as
> ordinary files such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint files.
>
> Am I likely to be able to recover any of these?
>
> There is no external hard disk attached to my PC. I do have a laptop
> with Win98 and an internet connection - but the hard disk only has 3Gb
> available. I also have an old hard disk that was in my old PC from
> when I upgraded a few years ago.
>
> I think my options are to give my disk to a company that will recover
> the data for me for a fee (I think this will cost too much) or try to
> recover any data myself. I have been reading about recovery software
> and am really shocked at some of the prices. I have checked out a
> couple of freeware or shareware possibilities.
>
> Any suggestions (polite) as to what should I do?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Alison
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