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More info?)
What Malke said. This sort of data recovery is not for the novice.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"HELP!" <HELP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I believe she thought she was installing MS Office so I think it would be a
> clean install. She didn't back anything up, she didn't know she was
> installing a new OS. As you can guess she isn't too keen on computers.
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Upgrade or clean installation? If an upgrade, what OS was upgraded and
>> what
>> file system was in use?
>>
>> Did she not make backups of important data as is recommended virtually
>> anywhere you read about changing OS's?
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "HELP!" <HELP!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news
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>> > My friend installed a new OS (Windows XP PRO) and lost everything on
>> > her
>> > computer. I need to know how to go back the old OS or find herold
>> > files.
>> > This
>> > is a HUGE problem for her. I am working on my home computer to fix this
>> > for
>> > her.
>>
>>
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