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11-27-2007
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| | Vista Upgrade from XP - Personla Data Files Missing I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell Dimension E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data files and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything to find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted during the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this? |
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11-27-2007
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| | Re: Vista Upgrade from XP - Personla Data Files Missing "Ali D" <Ali D@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:BD9EBE21-5FAD-4FD6-B9F6-67121C383D44@xxxxxx Quote: > I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell Quote: > E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data Quote: > and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything Quote: > find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted Quote: > the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this? As long as you did not take the option to format the drive... your data is still there...it's simply in your former profile. Once you find the folder...if you can't access it, you will need to take ownership |
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11-27-2007
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| | Re: Vista Upgrade from XP - Personla Data Files Missing Thanks Any suggestions on how to find it. Have tried everything I can think of. "philo" wrote: Quote: > > "Ali D" <Ali D@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:BD9EBE21-5FAD-4FD6-B9F6-67121C383D44@xxxxxx Quote: > > I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell Quote: > > E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data Quote: > > and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything Quote: > > find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted Quote: > > the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this? > > As long as you did not take the option to format the drive... > your data is still there...it's simply in your former profile. > > Once you find the folder...if you can't access it, you will need to take > ownership > > > |
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11-28-2007
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| | Re: Vista Upgrade from XP - Personla Data Files Missing Did you look in the windows.old folder? "Ali D" wrote: Quote: > Thanks > > Any suggestions on how to find it. Have tried everything I can think of. > > "philo" wrote: > Quote: > > > > "Ali D" <Ali D@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:BD9EBE21-5FAD-4FD6-B9F6-67121C383D44@xxxxxx Quote: > > > I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell Quote: > > > E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data Quote: > > > and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything Quote: > > > find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted Quote: > > > the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this? > > > > As long as you did not take the option to format the drive... > > your data is still there...it's simply in your former profile. > > > > Once you find the folder...if you can't access it, you will need to take > > ownership > > > > > > |
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11-28-2007
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| | Re: Vista Upgrade from XP - Personla Data Files Missing Thanks - I am maybe being thick but I can't find a windows.old folder - any suggestions? "Mick Murphy" wrote: Quote: > Did you look in the windows.old folder? > > "Ali D" wrote: > Quote: > > Thanks > > > > Any suggestions on how to find it. Have tried everything I can think of. > > > > "philo" wrote: > > Quote: > > > > > > "Ali D" <Ali D@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > > news:BD9EBE21-5FAD-4FD6-B9F6-67121C383D44@xxxxxx > > > > I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell > > > Dimension > > > > E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data > > > files > > > > and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything > > > to > > > > find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted > > > during > > > > the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this? > > > > > > > > > As long as you did not take the option to format the drive... > > > your data is still there...it's simply in your former profile. > > > > > > Once you find the folder...if you can't access it, you will need to take > > > ownership > > > > > > > > > |
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11-29-2007
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| | Re: Vista Upgrade from XP - Personla Data Files Missing Use vista'a Search! "Ali D" wrote: Quote: > Thanks - I am maybe being thick but I can't find a windows.old folder - any > suggestions? > > "Mick Murphy" wrote: > Quote: > > Did you look in the windows.old folder? > > > > "Ali D" wrote: > > Quote: > > > Thanks > > > > > > Any suggestions on how to find it. Have tried everything I can think of. > > > > > > "philo" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > "Ali D" <Ali D@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > > > news:BD9EBE21-5FAD-4FD6-B9F6-67121C383D44@xxxxxx > > > > > I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell > > > > Dimension > > > > > E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data > > > > files > > > > > and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything > > > > to > > > > > find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted > > > > during > > > > > the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this? > > > > > > > > > > > > As long as you did not take the option to format the drive... > > > > your data is still there...it's simply in your former profile. > > > > > > > > Once you find the folder...if you can't access it, you will need to take > > > > ownership > > > > > > > > > > > > |
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11-29-2007
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| | Re: Vista Upgrade from XP - Personla Data Files Missing Have tried this already and it doesn't come up with anything "Mick Murphy" wrote: Quote: > Use vista'a Search! > > "Ali D" wrote: > Quote: > > Thanks - I am maybe being thick but I can't find a windows.old folder - any > > suggestions? > > > > "Mick Murphy" wrote: > > Quote: > > > Did you look in the windows.old folder? > > > > > > "Ali D" wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Any suggestions on how to find it. Have tried everything I can think of. > > > > > > > > "philo" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Ali D" <Ali D@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > > > > news:BD9EBE21-5FAD-4FD6-B9F6-67121C383D44@xxxxxx > > > > > > I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell > > > > > Dimension > > > > > > E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data > > > > > files > > > > > > and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything > > > > > to > > > > > > find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted > > > > > during > > > > > > the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As long as you did not take the option to format the drive... > > > > > your data is still there...it's simply in your former profile. > > > > > > > > > > Once you find the folder...if you can't access it, you will need to take > > > > > ownership > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > |
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11-30-2007
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| | Re: Vista Upgrade from XP - Personla Data Files Missing "Ali D" <AliD@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:C9195A49-924E-41E6-9D33-CF1980682716@xxxxxx Quote: > Have tried this already and it doesn't come up with anything > > "Mick Murphy" wrote: > Quote: > > Use vista'a Search! > > > > "Ali D" wrote: > > Quote: > > > Thanks - I am maybe being thick but I can't find a windows.old Quote: Quote: Quote: > > > suggestions? > > > > > > "Mick Murphy" wrote: > > > > > > > Did you look in the windows.old folder? > > > > > > > > "Ali D" wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions on how to find it. Have tried everything I can Quote: > Right click on the start button and choose..."explore" then have a look |
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12-01-2007
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| | Re: Vista Upgrade from XP - Personla Data Files Missing Have tried this and no sign at all all of windows.old. Any further suggestions? "Ali D" wrote: Quote: > Have tried this already and it doesn't come up with anything > > "Mick Murphy" wrote: > Quote: > > Use vista'a Search! > > > > "Ali D" wrote: > > Quote: > > > Thanks - I am maybe being thick but I can't find a windows.old folder - any > > > suggestions? > > > > > > "Mick Murphy" wrote: > > > > > > > Did you look in the windows.old folder? > > > > > > > > "Ali D" wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions on how to find it. Have tried everything I can think of. > > > > > > > > > > "philo" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Ali D" <Ali D@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > > > > > news:BD9EBE21-5FAD-4FD6-B9F6-67121C383D44@xxxxxx > > > > > > > I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell > > > > > > Dimension > > > > > > > E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data > > > > > > files > > > > > > > and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything > > > > > > to > > > > > > > find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted > > > > > > during > > > > > > > the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As long as you did not take the option to format the drive... > > > > > > your data is still there...it's simply in your former profile. > > > > > > > > > > > > Once you find the folder...if you can't access it, you will need to take > > > > > > ownership > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > |
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