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01-20-2008

It was the system recovery discs that was used, it's an hp computer so there
isn't a vista dvd.

"Brian Bradley" wrote:

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> "keira" <keira@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1880ECBA-D3B5-4E37-8E19-BEC57A3680B1@xxxxxx

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> > is there a way to recovery files after doing a system recovery? i saved
> > some
> > files.. but forgot a few of them stashed away in a folder. no physical
> > damage on the drive at all, just a restore for the settings.
> >
> > any help asap would be great.

>
> Restore and recovery usually mean different things.
>
> A system restore is done from within Vista and restores your system to the
> way it was at an earlier date without harming personal folders and files.
>
> A system recovery is usually thought of as returning the PC to its original
> factory state by overwriting the hard drive with a fresh image from a
> (sometimes hidden) recovery partition on the hard drive or from a recovery
> CD or DVD set provided by the manufacturer or created by the user. A system
> recovery can be initiated several ways, such as by pressing a key at boot
> time, by booting from a recovery CD/DVD, or sometimes from within a
> factory-provided program in Vista.
>
> A fresh reinstall or repair of Vista can be accomplished using a Vista DVD,
> and is sometimes called a restore or recovery but should probably be called
> just a reinstall or repair.
>
> You used both "recovery" and "restore." Which type of recovery, restore,
> reinstall or repair did you perform?
>
> If you did a system restore, your files should be where they were at the
> time you "rolled back" to.
>
> If you did a system repair, your files should be where you last left them.
>
> If you did other than a system restore or system repair, you'll need some
> sort of file recovery utility to recover the files, and it remains to be
> seen how successful you will be or how time consuming that process will be.
> (It's time to ask yourself how much you really need those files.)
>
> I hope someone else will chime in with other ideas, especially if I'm
> missing something, but we still need to know exactly what you did before we
> can be of more specific help.
>

01-20-2008	#3 (permalink)
keira n/a posts	Re: recovering files after system recovery? It was the system recovery discs that was used, it's an hp computer so there isn't a vista dvd. "Brian Bradley" wrote: Quote: > > "keira" <keira@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:1880ECBA-D3B5-4E37-8E19-BEC57A3680B1@xxxxxx Quote: > > is there a way to recovery files after doing a system recovery? i saved > > some > > files.. but forgot a few of them stashed away in a folder. no physical > > damage on the drive at all, just a restore for the settings. > > > > any help asap would be great. > > Restore and recovery usually mean different things. > > A system restore is done from within Vista and restores your system to the > way it was at an earlier date without harming personal folders and files. > > A system recovery is usually thought of as returning the PC to its original > factory state by overwriting the hard drive with a fresh image from a > (sometimes hidden) recovery partition on the hard drive or from a recovery > CD or DVD set provided by the manufacturer or created by the user. A system > recovery can be initiated several ways, such as by pressing a key at boot > time, by booting from a recovery CD/DVD, or sometimes from within a > factory-provided program in Vista. > > A fresh reinstall or repair of Vista can be accomplished using a Vista DVD, > and is sometimes called a restore or recovery but should probably be called > just a reinstall or repair. > > You used both "recovery" and "restore." Which type of recovery, restore, > reinstall or repair did you perform? > > If you did a system restore, your files should be where they were at the > time you "rolled back" to. > > If you did a system repair, your files should be where you last left them. > > If you did other than a system restore or system repair, you'll need some > sort of file recovery utility to recover the files, and it remains to be > seen how successful you will be or how time consuming that process will be. > (It's time to ask yourself how much you really need those files.) > > I hope someone else will chime in with other ideas, especially if I'm > missing something, but we still need to know exactly what you did before we > can be of more specific help. >
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