Vista killed my docs!

bravepills · 03-15-2008, 12:58 PM

Hi, The other day my laptop died and i had no other option but to use the vista recovery disc.

This worked fine, but of course i'm back to square one, like it just came out the box.

Is there anyway, or any software that can recover my documents and photos etc?

I'm guessing that the system recovery basically reformatted my hard drive and i've no chance of getting my docs back (yeah i know, i should've backed them up).

I'm just hoping that maybe someone knows a way

saintecho01 · 03-16-2008, 04:34 AM

theres loads of different programs that will recover files just use goole to find which is best or free,problem is when recovering data from vista is that you tend to get loads of the same file as vista saves past doc so they can be restored back but at least your get them back.

Dunedin · 03-16-2008, 04:54 AM

Hello bravepills

It is definitely worth a shot at data recovery.

1. Don`t use your machine till you try the recovery.

2.Here are some good free programs to try

Undelete Plus
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5301.html

Pandora Recovery
http://www.pandorarecovery.com/

PC Inspector Smart Recovery
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/smartrecovery.html

bravepills · 03-16-2008, 01:22 PM

thanks guys, managed to recover some stuff, a lot was too corrupted though. Oh well, i guess i've learnt my lesson, i'll make sure i back up in future

Dunedin · 03-16-2008, 01:36 PM

At least you got some of them back.
I`m sure it won`t happen again

You learned the hard way

Thanks for posting back

03-15-2008, 12:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
bravepills Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 29 OS: xp	Vista killed my docs! Hi, The other day my laptop died and i had no other option but to use the vista recovery disc. This worked fine, but of course i'm back to square one, like it just came out the box. Is there anyway, or any software that can recover my documents and photos etc? I'm guessing that the system recovery basically reformatted my hard drive and i've no chance of getting my docs back (yeah i know, i should've backed them up). I'm just hoping that maybe someone knows a way

03-16-2008, 04:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
saintecho01 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: southampton,uk. Posts: 216 OS: vista ultimate 64/win xp	Re: Vista killed my docs! theres loads of different programs that will recover files just use goole to find which is best or free,problem is when recovering data from vista is that you tend to get loads of the same file as vista saves past doc so they can be restored back but at least your get them back.

03-16-2008, 04:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dunedin Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Over the Forth from Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 1,972 OS: WinXP Pro/Vista Ultimate	Re: Vista killed my docs! Hello bravepills It is definitely worth a shot at data recovery. 1. Don`t use your machine till you try the recovery. 2.Here are some good free programs to try Undelete Plus http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5301.html Pandora Recovery http://www.pandorarecovery.com/ PC Inspector Smart Recovery http://www.snapfiles.com/get/smartrecovery.html __________________ Dunedin

03-16-2008, 01:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
bravepills Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 29 OS: xp	Re: Vista killed my docs! thanks guys, managed to recover some stuff, a lot was too corrupted though. Oh well, i guess i've learnt my lesson, i'll make sure i back up in future

03-16-2008, 01:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dunedin Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Over the Forth from Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 1,972 OS: WinXP Pro/Vista Ultimate	Re: Vista killed my docs! At least you got some of them back. I`m sure it won`t happen again You learned the hard way Thanks for posting back __________________ Dunedin