Topic: HELP! I reinstalled my Windows XP - bad mistake!

[davy51]

The only other way to recover all the documents is take it to a pro

They can recover all the info but it is very pricey

[sam]

you can recover from a format - basically if one was to wipe there hard disk via a simple format then the information is still there. However, if you have done a reinstall on this hard drive too then you might well have written over the sectors of the disk that contained the information. Once you do that you are done. I'd also suggest a trip to a local data recovery person if the data is very important. The software you can find out there can do a good job - I've used tools in Linux to get good results... but still I didn't recover the filenames and so was almost impossible to tell what I'd lost.

[luckypnut]

I having trouble setting up an internet connection right now.

[Rik]

Are you asking for help? If so, what are you using to connect with, eg USB modem or router?

[luckypnut]

I've purchased a recovery program and recovered some or all the files, not sure, but now I have no clue how to pair them up with the programs.  I've already downloaded the key programs that I've needed, but I'm trying to figure out how to find my emails that I saved and need.  I'm ready to give up. 

Only respond if you know how to resolve this, please.

[Simon]

What email client are you using?

[luckypnut]

MS Outlook

[Simon]

OK, assuming it's the 2003 version, and you have managed to recover the .pst files, then try the following in Outlook:

   1. On the File pull-down menu, point to Open, and then click Outlook Data File.
   2. Click the .pst file you want to open, and then click OK.

[luckypnut]

Ok, I'll try that.

[Tony]

 
Only respond if you know how to resolve this, please.

well if you were more detailed in what you had done in the first place, you might have got better advice sooner. From what I've read of your gobboldie gook, you are clueless so should have left well alone.

There somebody had to say it.

[Simon]

Well, unlikely as it sounds, maybe my suggestion worked!  Would be nice to know, though. 

[Tony]

Well, unlikely as it sounds, maybe my suggestion worked!  Would be nice to know, though. 

I blame the parents