Hello, I looked over TestDisk and it looks interesting. Although, I do not know if it will fix the problem.
The problem can be recovered with either GetDataBack NTFS or R-Studio. I would suggest trying R-Studio first, it is a much better program IMHO. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com > -----Original Message----- > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- > boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 9:20 AM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install > > I've had good results with a freeware "TestDisk". > Brief description: > "Tool to check and undelete partition (FAT, NTFS, EXT2/EXT3, > ReiserFS, BFS) under DOS, Win9x, Linux, BSD. [GNU Public License]" > http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk > As with all data recovery, STOP letting ANYTHING write > to that drive. > This program, run from a different drive, will non destructively > analize first, before committing ANY changes, and then only on demand. > That basically means installing it somewhere else, or booting with > floppies, CDs, DVDs etc. > > AS said below, some data might already be lost. > WinXP and Win7 use TOTALLY different boot procedures, so you > may be looking at data recovery "only". (IMHO.) > > Rick Glazier > > From: <tmservo@ > > > Depends. You might find data recovery programs that will run a > format recovery and get some back. But anything that has been > > over-written with the new structures on the disc is toast. > > > > So, when was your last backup? >
