keira wrote:
Quote:
> It was the system recovery discs that was used, it's an hp computer so there
> isn't a vista dvd.
Depending on where the files were and whether the new image (your
recovery) overwrote them, you may be able to get the data. It's not a
very good chance, but most recovery software will allow you to try
before you buy, and a few programs are free.
Stop using the computer immediately because that decreases the chances
of retrieving the data. If you use data recovery software, install it on
another machine and either use it from that operating system or create a
bootable cd/floppy and work with that. If you don't have the skill
and/or equipment to do these procedures and the data is crucial, take
the machine to a professional computer repair shop that has experience
in doing data recovery. This will not be your local version of
BigStoreUSA. In-shop data recovery is usually not exactly cheap (for
ex., my charges are generally $150-350USD), but it costs less than
sending the drive to a professional data recovery company such as Drive
Savers.
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html
PCInspector File Recovery -
http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/welcome.htm
Executive Software “Undelete” -
http://www.undelete.com/undelete/undelete.asp
R-Studio -
http://www.r-tt.com/
File Scavenger -
http://www.quetek.com/prod02.htm
Ontrack's EasyRecovery -
http://www.ontrack.com/software/
Malke
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