upgrade 98 to xp- plz help a newbie!

[ankur]

i had a problem doing this and lost some data, which i
think is still on my comp somewhere/in someform, for
several reasons- only 1.4 gb of dta was lost,and a backup
file awas made even though i didnt back any data up. to
cut a long story short someone on here suggested that :

"Easily resolved backup all of your important data and
format your drive and do a clean install, you'll see why
when it's done."

im grateful for any help i get but cant help feeling i
will definately lose any chance if i format my drive.can
anyone help?
if it helps a folder called user~tmp.@01 appeared on my
drive which i didnt make.
thanks

[Tom Porterfield]

ankur wrote:

> i had a problem doing this and lost some data, which i
> think is still on my comp somewhere/in someform, for
> several reasons- only 1.4 gb of dta was lost,and a backup
> file awas made even though i didnt back any data up. to
> cut a long story short someone on here suggested that :
>
> "Easily resolved backup all of your important data and
> format your drive and do a clean install, you'll see why
> when it's done."
>
> im grateful for any help i get but cant help feeling i
> will definately lose any chance if i format my drive.can
> anyone help?
> if it helps a folder called user~tmp.@01 appeared on my
> drive which i didnt make.
> thanks

Missing Data or Program Settings After Upgrade to Windows XP
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