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Nice to have a hammer handy if any nails need pounded in. ;-)
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:dfjl4e$fr3$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com,
Keith Willcocks <buccaneer@invalidaddress.com> hunted and pecked:
> I guess I would describe the result as success and failure. From the
> start my friend was sure that he had not deleted the folder of files but
> it had, nevertheless, disappeared from his desktop. My session with the
> recovery software did indeed find and restore all the missing files.
> The downside was that they were all totally corrupted and beyond use. I
> think that the fact that we had severe thunderstorms at the exact same
> time his files disappeared is more than a coincidence.
>
> Many thanks for your help, I know this software is going to be useful in
> future.
>
> --
> Keith Willcocks
> (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)
>
>
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:es7sCPMsFHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Keep having fun.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:dfcuqr$ghb$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com,
>> Keith Willcocks <buccaneer@invalidaddress.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Agreed, and it is perfect for what I have to do. I have tried it out
>>> running from a USB Flash Drive which also provides somewhere to save the
>>> recovered files to without writing to the hard drive. Works perfectly.
>>>
>>> Many thanks for saving me a lot of hassle.
>>> --
>>> Keith Willcocks
>>> (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)
>>>
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:%23wpxixJsFHA.2076@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> Restoration does not have to be installed. I run it right from a 3
>>>> 1/2" floppy.
>>>>
>>>> [[You don't have to install it, so it doesn't leave any garbage in the
>>>> PC. (You can also run it from a floppy disk.)]]
>>>>
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html
>>>>
>>>> [[Supported Devices
>>>> Hard disk
>>>> Floppy disk
>>>> ZIP drive (I tested by parallel port ZIP drive. I don't know the reason
>>>> but
>>>> if the OS is Windows 95/98/Me, it doesn't recognize the disk unless the
>>>> disk
>>>> is inside the drive when the PC boots up.
>>>> However, you can change the disk after boot.)
>>>> PD (A user reported that it worked correctly.)
>>>> DVD-RAM (A user reported that it worked correctly.)
>>>> Smart media (A user reported that it worked correctly.)
>>>> Memory stick drive (A user reported that it worked correctly.)
>>>>
>>>> No other devices are tested.]]
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:dfboi1$jkq$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com,
>>>> Keith Willcocks <buccaneer@invalidaddress.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> Thanks for the response. I had already told him to stop using the PC
>>>>> until we attempted recovery. I am assuming that NTFS is like DOS in
>>>>> that it only uses released space after a reboot and space created (by
>>>>> deletion) during a session remains unused throughout that session.
>>>>>
>>>>> After sleeping on it I have had a thought about the installing
>>>>> problem. If the program will install to a flash drive it will
>>>>> minimise writing to
>>>>> the hard drive before recovery is attempted. I am going to
>>>>> experiment with this and will write the result back here in case it
>>>>> helps others.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the link.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Keith Willcocks
>>>>> (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:ex$nJr$rFHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> This may be a moot point now, but in the future when you delete
>>>>>> something
>>>>>> or
>>>>>> empty your Recycle Bin and want to recover something from it... Stop
>>>>>> using
>>>>>> the computer now. Your recovery chances are better if the file has
>>>>>> not
>>>>>> been
>>>>>> overwritten.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is free.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Restoration Version 2.5.14 Author: Brian Kato
>>>>>>
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Description
>>>>>> [[Restore files which are deleted from the recycle bin or deleted
>>>>>> while
>>>>>> holding down the Shift key by mistake. Conversely, this program has
>>>>>> another
>>>>>> function that makes it almost impossible to restore all deleted
>>>>>> files. You
>>>>>> can use it after deletion of confidential documents, embarrassing
>>>>>> files
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> so on.]]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wes
>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In news:dfa843$9n7$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com,
>>>>>> Keith Willcocks <buccaneer@invalidaddress.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>>>> I have a friend who, inadvertently (I am being kind), deleted a
>>>>>>> folder
>>>>>>> of important files and then emptied the recycle bin.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have berated him for not keeping a backup but now wish to help
>>>>>>> him. I have an excellent (paid for) program for recovering files
>>>>>>> but it has
>>>>>>> the disadvantage that it first has to be installed on the hard
>>>>>>> drive, with the
>>>>>>> possibility of overwriting the deleted folder before being able to
>>>>>>> recover
>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can anybody point me towards an undelete program (for Win XP - NTFS
>>>>>>> and preferably free) that can be run from a CD?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any help will be greatly appreciated, particularly by my unfortunate
>>>>>>> friend.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Keith Willcocks
>>>>>>> (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)
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