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I have Windows XP Pro installed and had problems with a virus. I Hit F11 on
startup on the HP computer (laptop) and repair my windows installation. Sweet. I started up the new windows and tried to access my previous documents. ACCESS DENIED. Rebooted computer to safe mode and changed the access privledges to Full for my NEW account and moved the files I want to keep to the c:\ directory to access. I rebooted and logged in as normal on the new installed OS and checked out my files. They all dont work which was inside My Documents folder. All the other folders in my Account under documents and settings eg Application Data etc all work its just the My Documents folder and sub folders are affected by this. I have tried about ten programs to repair. No such luck. If I go to open a pic of my son, it somes up preview unavailable and if I use another imaging program same kind of thing. My mp3s dont work, WMP throws an error, and my vids etc dont work. I have 12.5 GB of data inside that I could live with only 2 GB of pics of my new born son or my misses will shoot me. Any Help please?????????? |
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What are your anti-virus and and spyware arrangements? What was the name of the virus? What did you do to remove the malware infestation? -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Richard wrote: I have Windows XP Pro installed and had problems with a virus. I Hit F11 on startup on the HP computer (laptop) and repair my windows installation. Sweet. I started up the new windows and tried to access my previous documents. ACCESS DENIED. Rebooted computer to safe mode and changed the access privledges to Full for my NEW account and moved the files I want to keep to the c:\ directory to access. I rebooted and logged in as normal on the new installed OS and checked out my files. They all dont work which was inside My Documents folder. All the other folders in my Account under documents and settings eg Application Data etc all work its just the My Documents folder and sub folders are affected by this. I have tried about ten programs to repair. No such luck. If I go to open a pic of my son, it somes up preview unavailable and if I use another imaging program same kind of thing. My mp3s dont work, WMP throws an error, and my vids etc dont work. I have 12.5 GB of data inside that I could live with only 2 GB of pics of my new born son or my misses will shoot me. Any Help please?????????? |
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On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:43:03 -0800, Richard
wrote: I have Windows XP Pro installed and had problems with a virus. What virus? How did you know you had it? I Hit F11 on startup on the HP computer (laptop) and repair my windows installation. Is that all you did? You didn't use an anti-virus program? There is almost no virus that can be removed without using an anti-virus program. Moreover, if you tried to fix things yourself, you very likely made the situation worse, not better. Sweet. I started up the new windows and tried to access my previous documents. ACCESS DENIED. Rebooted computer to safe mode and changed the access privledges to Full for my NEW account and moved the files I want to keep to the c:\ directory to access. I rebooted and logged in as normal on the new installed OS and checked out my files. They all dont work which was inside My Documents folder. All the other folders in my Account under documents and settings eg Application Data etc all work its just the My Documents folder and sub folders are affected by this. I have tried about ten programs to repair. No such luck. If I go to open a pic of my son, it somes up preview unavailable and if I use another imaging program same kind of thing. My mp3s dont work, WMP throws an error, and my vids etc dont work. I have 12.5 GB of data inside that I could live with only 2 GB of pics of my new born son or my misses will shoot me. Any Help please?????????? You have data (pictures of your newborn son) that is critical to you, and you don't have a backup of it on external media? You are playing with fire. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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=?Utf-8?B?UmljaGFyZA==?= wrote
in : I have Windows XP Pro installed and had problems with a virus. I Hit F11 on startup on the HP computer (laptop) and repair my windows installation. Sweet. I started up the new windows and tried to access my previous documents. ACCESS DENIED. Rebooted computer to safe mode and changed the access privledges to Full for my NEW account and moved the files I want to keep to the c:\ directory to access. I rebooted and logged in as normal on the new installed OS and checked out my files. They all dont work which was inside My Documents folder. All the other folders in my Account under documents and settings eg Application Data etc all work its just the My Documents folder and sub folders are affected by this. I have tried about ten programs to repair. No such luck. If I go to open a pic of my son, it somes up preview unavailable and if I use another imaging program same kind of thing. My mp3s dont work, WMP throws an error, and my vids etc dont work. I have 12.5 GB of data inside that I could live with only 2 GB of pics of my new born son or my misses will shoot me. Any Help please?????????? First, boot your computer using a free live Linux CD such as Knoppix http://knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html This will give you a stable operating system to access your files. Then back up all of your important files using either a USB drive or a Network drive. Finally, reinstall Windows on your machine using the procedure from your manufacturer or your Windows CD. Be advised that there are some malware/viruses that specifically target and destroy .jpg files so it is still possible that you will not be able to recover. Good Luck, John |
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"Richard" wrote in message ... I have Windows XP Pro installed and had problems with a virus. I Hit F11 on startup on the HP computer (laptop) and repair my windows installation. Sweet. I started up the new windows and tried to access my previous documents. ACCESS DENIED. Rebooted computer to safe mode and changed the access privledges to Full for my NEW account and moved the files I want to keep to the c:\ directory to access. I rebooted and logged in as normal on the new installed OS and checked out my files. They all dont work which was inside My Documents folder. All the other folders in my Account under documents and settings eg Application Data etc all work its just the My Documents folder and sub folders are affected by this. I have tried about ten programs to repair. No such luck. If I go to open a pic of my son, it somes up preview unavailable and if I use another imaging program same kind of thing. My mp3s dont work, WMP throws an error, and my vids etc dont work. I have 12.5 GB of data inside that I could live with only 2 GB of pics of my new born son or my misses will shoot me. Any Help please?????????? Have you tried PC Inspector Smart Recovery? I recovered a lot of RAW photos from a re-formatted CF card using it, although it took a long time. I realise your situation is not the same in that the files may be corrupted, but the program is free and might be worth a shot. Kate |
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