HELP!!! REinstalled XP OS and loss all files

Windows XP >> HELP!!! REinstalled XP OS and loss all files I need Urgent help on how to get back my files. I reinstalled Windows Xp
Home unto my computer after it refused to start. Now all previous files are
lost but the folder are still intact.

Can someone please find me on how I could get back my old files. I've tried
searching but the files can't be found.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Andrew Sim

Windows XP382

Windows XP >> HELP!!! REinstalled XP OS and loss all files Hi,

If they do not exist, then they are, for all intents and purposes, gone. The
reinstallation (instead of a proper repair installation) likely wiped them
out. You can use one of the many freeware undelete utilities to see if any
remnant of them remains on the hard drive, but you will likely be
disappointed. All the drive activity has probably overwritten them, and
chances of meaningful recovery are slim.

Here is one:
http://www.collina.us/files/REST2514.htm

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Andrew Sim Huang Meng" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
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> I need Urgent help on how to get back my files. I reinstalled Windows Xp
> Home unto my computer after it refused to start. Now all previous files
are
> lost but the folder are still intact.
>
> Can someone please find me on how I could get back my old files. I've
tried
> searching but the files can't be found.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andrew Sim
>
>

Windows XP >> HELP!!! REinstalled XP OS and loss all files Thank you very much. I did recover quite a number of the files.

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
> Hi,
>
> If they do not exist, then they are, for all intents and purposes, gone.
The
> reinstallation (instead of a proper repair installation) likely wiped them
> out. You can use one of the many freeware undelete utilities to see if any
> remnant of them remains on the hard drive, but you will likely be
> disappointed. All the drive activity has probably overwritten them, and
> chances of meaningful recovery are slim.
>
> Here is one:
> http://www.collina.us/files/REST2514.htm
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Andrew Sim Huang Meng" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
> news:402de3a8$EMail@HideDomain.com...
> > I need Urgent help on how to get back my files. I reinstalled Windows
Xp
> > Home unto my computer after it refused to start. Now all previous files
> are
> > lost but the folder are still intact.
> >
> > Can someone please find me on how I could get back my old files. I've
> tried
> > searching but the files can't be found.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Andrew Sim
> >
> >
>
>

Windows XP >> HELP!!! REinstalled XP OS and loss all files On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 17:00:30 +0800, "Andrew Sim Huang Meng"
<EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote:

>I need Urgent help on how to get back my files. I reinstalled Windows Xp
>Home unto my computer after it refused to start. Now all previous files are
>lost but the folder are still intact.
>
>Can someone please find me on how I could get back my old files. I've tried
>searching but the files can't be found.

Did you do a clean install or a repair install?

If a clean install, then all programs and data is lost.
Its always an idea to have REGULAR BACKUPS in case of failures like
this.

If a repair install, the folders may be there but the data is
inaccessible, login as 'administrator' user and you need to regain
'ownership' of the folders and files to see them again. Boot into
Safe Mode and in folder properties, select Security tab and the option
to regain ownership should be available.

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/