Re: Is my data gone forever?

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 06/08/04 

Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 12:42:03 -0600

Take Ownership, #7 on this link:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/adsecurity.htm

If the data is actually encrypted, See #3 on the same link. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"Encrypted" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:33F91315-2582-47BD-8CCE-8C6EAD7A4C32@microsoft.com...
> Hi:
>
> The motherboard on my dell Pentium III machine failed
catastrophically, thanks to a power surge.
>
> The 180g Western Digital IDE hard drive seems ok, but of course when
viewed from another machine, all the "documents and settings" files
are inaccessible. Disaster.
>
> I bought a new PC today with no software. It has a 74 gig Sata
drive. I have an original Windows XP professional CD.
>
> How should I approach this? My data on the old drive (NTFS)  really
is critical.
>
> Suggestions warmly appreciated.
>
>
> HB
>

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