Re: Application Data Deletion during XP installation

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From: graham.b (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 23:38:50 -0700

Thanks for advice. Unfortunately, as you warned, the
photos have gone and Search and Recover failed to find
them.
Thamks for your advice, I have now learned a costly lesson
about the need to properly backup my files.
Best Regards
Graham

>-----Original Message-----
>If you did not prudently perform a backup of your photos
>prior to undertaking a major upgrading of your operating
system,
>I'm afraid your photos are nowhere to be found. You can
>try the following, but there are no guarantees of success:
>
>Search and Recover is a powerful arsenal of tools
designed to instantly
>recover deleted, destroyed, and damaged items from your
PC. Such items
>include files, folders, songs, pictures, videos,
programs, critical system
>components, web pages, and even e-mail messages. Search
and Recover
>works with any drive (hard or floppy of any size and
format), and can even
>recover deleted photos, songs, and more from digital
cameras, MP3 players,
>USB flash drives, and other digital devices.
>
>Visit: http://www.iolo.com/sr/
>
>--
>Carey Frisch
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP - Shell/User
>
>Be Smart! Protect your PC!
>http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>
>----------------------------------------------------------
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>
>"graham.b" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message:
> news:1f64a01c457be$b2b9f2b0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>
>|I installed XP PRO onto my Dell Inspiron 7500 laptop as
>| upgrade from Win 98. On completion I found I had lost
2000
>| photographs saved by Olympus/Camedia and previously
>| contained within windows/application data. I
subsequently
>| uninstalled XP and restored the original Win 98 but my
>| photos have gone. The original folder has returned but
it
>| is now empty. I am hoping the pictures are still there
>| somewhere but would like any advice on how I might try
to
>| retrieve them. Cheers
>.
>

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