Data recovery software

Lono · 11-01-2009, 11:43 AM

Hello,

Not being the only one using your PC is a curse! Two days ago my roomate downloaded an mp3 file and upon opening it revealed itself as a virus. The PC shut down and wouldn't boot again. The trick with the original Windows CD didn't worked and I got myself a new hard disk (the old was almost full anyway) and I installed Windows XP pro and so on... After I was successfully booting Windows on the new hard disk I decided to make the transfer from the old one to the new, but I noticed that my Desktop folder in Documents and setting (old HD) was empty! Having many importand files on desktop I hit the roof and now I am completely lost. Is all the data really gone or can it be somewhere safe? Is it possible to get a recovery software to get the data back? I would be very grateful for any help I can get...

Many thanks...

stevezmyname · 11-01-2009, 09:30 PM

Hello
I've had some success with ERD commander. I think the '07 version was much better than the '05.
Good luck
Steve

11-01-2009, 11:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Lono New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1	Data recovery software Hello, Not being the only one using your PC is a curse! Two days ago my roomate downloaded an mp3 file and upon opening it revealed itself as a virus. The PC shut down and wouldn't boot again. The trick with the original Windows CD didn't worked and I got myself a new hard disk (the old was almost full anyway) and I installed Windows XP pro and so on... After I was successfully booting Windows on the new hard disk I decided to make the transfer from the old one to the new, but I noticed that my Desktop folder in Documents and setting (old HD) was empty! Having many importand files on desktop I hit the roof and now I am completely lost. Is all the data really gone or can it be somewhere safe? Is it possible to get a recovery software to get the data back? I would be very grateful for any help I can get... Many thanks...

11-01-2009, 09:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
stevezmyname New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 7	ERD commander Hello I've had some success with ERD commander. I think the '07 version was much better than the '05. Good luck Steve

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