Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP-Windows Shell/User\)
December 5th 03, 01:54 AM
I'm inclined to go along with "sqr" in this thread. However, banking on the
possibility that you may not be properly wording your message to us since
you say your old programs and folders are there, it's possible that your
files are there as well but simply moved to a different location. At least
some of those files were likely document or "doc" files, hence, in Explorer,
do a search on "doc" without the quotes. If some of your files turn up,
that's the likely location of most of them.
--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
"Preston" > wrote in message
...
> I upgraded from Windows ME to XP Home. I selected to
> overwrite the ME operating system. XP finally installed
> and now I have all my old folders, all my old program
> folders, but NONE of the files underneath them. Is all the
> old data hiding somewhere that I can't see? I sure hope
> so. I don't think XP formated the entire hard drive,
> because why would it still show all the old program
> folders. All the old program icons still show. But some of
> the old programs won't launch. What is going on here?????
possibility that you may not be properly wording your message to us since
you say your old programs and folders are there, it's possible that your
files are there as well but simply moved to a different location. At least
some of those files were likely document or "doc" files, hence, in Explorer,
do a search on "doc" without the quotes. If some of your files turn up,
that's the likely location of most of them.
--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
"Preston" > wrote in message
...
> I upgraded from Windows ME to XP Home. I selected to
> overwrite the ME operating system. XP finally installed
> and now I have all my old folders, all my old program
> folders, but NONE of the files underneath them. Is all the
> old data hiding somewhere that I can't see? I sure hope
> so. I don't think XP formated the entire hard drive,
> because why would it still show all the old program
> folders. All the old program icons still show. But some of
> the old programs won't launch. What is going on here?????