Re: Is my data gone forever?

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


Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 13:02:54 -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:640B0F9C-9B69-4ADA-8956-B0D2EF599A08@microsoft.com...
> Hi;
>
> Sorry if this is a repeat but my first post doesn't appear.
>
> My dell Pentium III motherboard died during a power surge.
>
> The Western Digital 180g IDE drive seems ok, but used as a slave on
another machine the documents & settings files are all inaccessible.
>
> I bought a new computer with a 74 gig SATA drive. No software
installed. I have an original Windows XP CD.
>
> Can someone suggest how I can salvage the data from the old drive?
>
> Thanks and regards,
> HB
>


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