littlegeneral

hi everybody.

i am new to Computer Forum, and hope that you will help and cooperate with me.

I have the following problem
i have 40 GB maxtor HDD and windows xp professional was installed in my c drive. i dont know the reason why and how it get damaged and corrupted.
now that i connect my hard disk to another system to back up my files and folders. my files and folders got renamed to the following names which i would like to present to you.

1. !]Ï!]▄vï.q@Ã
2.!]Ï!]
3. ëuÞ\ı**.;Ãu
4. q@Ãe╝8


and i cant open my files and folders. they are now not accessable.
please help me and tell me how can i recover my files and folders. waiting for your kind replies.