Tech Support Forum - View Single Post

**Deleted090308** · 02-24-2008, 02:28 PM

Hi, welcome to TSF.

The chances of recovering the data is slim.
You have to stop using the hard drive and connect it to another computer.

Then start the Windows installation on the "other" computer and use a data recovery program.
Before your connect your hard drive "System restore" should be disabled - otherwise it will write files on the drive.

Another way would be to use a live Linux CD with utilities to move the data from the hard drive.

Please post back if you want to go through that - then we can suggest some data recovery programs.

02-24-2008, 02:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: recovering windows xp data Hi, welcome to TSF. The chances of recovering the data is slim. You have to stop using the hard drive and connect it to another computer. Then start the Windows installation on the "other" computer and use a data recovery program. Before your connect your hard drive "System restore" should be disabled - otherwise it will write files on the drive. Another way would be to use a live Linux CD with utilities to move the data from the hard drive. Please post back if you want to go through that - then we can suggest some data recovery programs.