Re: WIPED HARD DRIVE CLEAN BY MISTAKE!!!
From: Yves Leclerc (yleclercNOSPAM_at_maysys.com)
Date: 01/21/05
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Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:38:12 -0500
Do not use the system! From another PC, locate any/all DISK recovery
software. Try only one to see if you would successful.
Or contact an expensice data recovery company.
"Accidentally Re-installed Over My XP"
<AccidentallyReinstalledOverMyXP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7B760EA4-8E99-4509-B481-8191FCF32D6A@microsoft.com...
>I had a Trojan virus on my computer that SpyBot, Xoftspy, and tons of other
> virus removers couldn't get rid of. I thought I'd reinstall Windows XP. I
> didn't back my files up onto a separate computer or disk though. So, when
> I
> re-installed XP today, now every personal file/data I ever had on my
> computer is GONE.
>
> GONE!!!! Having a heart attack over here.
>
> I discovered that the installation I did this morning REPLACED the
> installation of XP that I had before and so, it looks like a brand-new
> computer--no documents, files, music, etc. In the article above, it
> recommends as a solution to download XP Service Pack 2. Can I ever get
> back
> my original installation of XP when I've essentially taped over/installed
> over it?
>
> This is the equivalent of taping over your wedding video (original XP
> installation with all my files, documents, pictures, music, etc.) with a
> hockey game (today's installation--empty, new, all personal data files
> gone).
> My question is, can I get the wedding video part back? MS customer service
> didn't have a clue. Not paying $35 if I can get help here for free.
>
>
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