Installation of Windows XP deleted IMPORTANT files on other drive

[Relf Lauren]

hey guys
I am freaking out here

I re-installed windows XP on my computer, but before that, I moved my "my documents" folder to my other drive.......when i was installing windows XP, it went through and did "correcting" to my files.....fixing this and that.....and then it did something about "orphaned files"....

anyways, I used Directory snoop, and I found the folder (its still there!).....but when I try to "undelete" it, it says taht the files arent deleted

I am currently running finaldata standard, but it says it will be done in 18 hours......and I dont know if it will even work

please, any input would be appreciated

 

[Relf Lauren]

just read the sticky about NTFS encryption.....I am thinking this relates to that, and how the profiles are different.....has anyone dealt with this situation before?

 

[intelligentfool]

yea, i'm not really sure.... but you probably shouldn't have moved the entire my documents folder, as i think its a protected system folder. before doing a system restore on costumer's pc's, i've tried doing that but you cant simply right click and hit copy, so i open the folder up and then copy the files to another drive, that works. i know thats not much help, but.... good luck ;-)

 

[sodcha0s]

You can always use the file and settings transfer wizard to back that stuff up instead, it works very well.