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Computer geeks come here xD

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#1
Computer geeks come here xD
So my pc got a fatal error and crashed, i was forced to reinstall OS by my dad who just didnt know how to deal with that. Well i selected the same partition and installed it there w/o formatting it used to be XP Pro now it has XP Home on the same partition. Either way, how can i get to the files that were on there before?
#2
tldr /
#3
Search for Windows.Old

If it isn't there, they're gone.
#4
Windows.Old ?
o.o
#5
It will be a folder.

Use the convenient little search thing (Start Menu > Search > all Files) and search for Windows.Old
#6
Well i looked no results to display but i found my old program fiels and what not,but the old desktop folder doesnt show any files or foders,just some icons. I wanna know how to get back all my stuff Dx
#7
If it isn't there, it's gone.

Guess who fails?
#8
There isnt even a folder named windows.old and everything that was outside of "my documents" and "desktop" is still intact. I lost 2yrs worth of drawings
#9
Learn2RAIDHD
#10
Edit: The rest of the posts just showed up. Ignore this post.

It should be in the Windows.old file (Like kain said).

#11
Umm well there is no Windows.old folders?
#12
SN Art wrote:
Umm well there is no Windows.old folders?


Read my full post.
#13
-sigh-
Grr
#14
Guess who fails now Kain?
I recovered all 108GB of data i lost.
#15
SN Art wrote:
Guess who fails now Kain?
I recovered all 108GB of data i lost.

that is a lot of data.
#16
SN Art wrote:
Guess who fails now Kain?
I recovered all 108GB of data i lost.


Congrats. To bad I was late :(
#17
Its mostly my drawings and stuff, now im gonna buy another hardrive, back this shit up and reinstall eferything to new.
#18
SN Art wrote:
Its mostly my drawings and stuff, now im gonna buy another hardrive, back this shit up and reinstall eferything to new.


External harddrives are convenient. :)
#19
-Sends Keylogger-
-Deletes Everything-
#20
Snow-kun wrote:
-Sends Keylogger-
-Deletes Everything-


Quoted for lawls.
#21
Snow-kun wrote:
-Sends Keylogger-
-Deletes Everything-


Cause a keylogger lets you get on his computer!
#22
That was for the sake of madness
:]
#23
-Sends Turkojan-
-Loads your pc with gay porn sites and Win32.Polipos-
-Laughs-