lost files

[Mike]

I installed Windows XP Pro over ME with out copying
existing files in my documents,mp3's, etc. Is there ANY
way of recovering those files? Please help, desperate!
Thanks,

Mike

[Nicholas]

During XP's initial setup, did you select the default "Upgrade" option =
or did
you select the "New Installation" option? You should have selected the =
default
"Upgrade" option. If, for some reason, you selected the "New =
Installation" option,
then it is likely your personal files were overwritten. Sorry to hear =
you did not
create a "backup" before proceeding.

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Nicholas

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"Mike" > wrote in message: =20
...

| I installed Windows XP Pro over ME with out copying=20
| existing files in my documents,mp3's, etc. Is there ANY=20
| way of recovering those files? Please help, desperate! =20
| Thanks,=20
|=20
| Mike

[Nicholas]

During XP's initial setup, did you select the default "Upgrade" option =
or did
you select the "New Installation" option? You should have selected the =
default
"Upgrade" option. If, for some reason, you selected the "New =
Installation" option,
then it is likely your personal files were overwritten. Sorry to hear =
you did not
create a "backup" before proceeding.

--=20
Nicholas

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"Mike" > wrote in message: =20
...

| I installed Windows XP Pro over ME with out copying=20
| existing files in my documents,mp3's, etc. Is there ANY=20
| way of recovering those files? Please help, desperate! =20
| Thanks,=20
|=20
| Mike