Topic: HELP!!! (Read 5564 times)

MrCue · « **Reply #20 on:** October 29, 2004, 04:12:09 pm »

Did you enable large disk support in the comp you checked the disk with?

IIRC the boundry is arround 138gb, after which windows wont see the partition and will show it as blank.
I had this problem before when my OS died i had several partitions vanish until i enabled it again.

markyd · « **Reply #21 on:** October 29, 2004, 04:15:46 pm »

Ohhhh.. now that I havent tried.... I thought that it was enabled during FDISK though... can you enable it elsewhere... the other computer im using is a w2k o/s.. Thanks Cue... and thanks Core

MrCue · « **Reply #22 on:** October 29, 2004, 04:18:45 pm »

I have no idea about 2k, im an XP pro user
Find a friend with XP, enable it and see if the datas there.

markyd · « **Reply #23 on:** October 29, 2004, 04:25:39 pm »

Ok thanks I'll give it a try

wulf111 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 29, 2004, 04:40:17 pm »

http://www.download.com/Active-Partition-Recovery/3000-2248_4-10210196.html?tag=lst-0-12

http://www.download.com/VirtualLab-Data-Recovery/3000-2094_4-10254291.html

http://www.download.com/R-Studio-Data-Recovery/3000-2094_4-8134556.html

just a few progs from download.com that might be of use in recovering your data

markyd · « **Reply #25 on:** October 29, 2004, 04:47:47 pm »

Excellent... thank you very mutch.. all this help is greatly appreciated.... in fact so mutch so that when that ship is finished U.S.S. WULF sounds good

Core · « **Reply #26 on:** October 29, 2004, 05:59:45 pm »

good luck and id suggest not using any thing except XP to recover your data ....

markyd · « **Reply #27 on:** October 30, 2004, 02:56:46 am »

Ok... Ive tried everything.. according to the other xp pro computer (one in work shhhhhh

) My HDD are both blank and unformatted.. I tried recoverey software.. some of which said it was unable to perform recovery on an unformatted hdd... whilst others just didnt work...

Once again, thanks for your help.. I am however convinced I was either hacked or had an uber virus or somthing... Now where is that XP CD... time to start a fresh

Dawntreader · « **Reply #28 on:** October 30, 2004, 03:55:19 am »

Do you have more than one partition on your hard drive? If not, I recommend that you create two partitions: one with the operating system and one with your data. It would reduce the chance of lost information. Or better yet, two hard drives.
BTW, I use Windows 98. I have been thinking of upgrading to Win2k, WinMe, or WinXP. Nice thing, I can actually install windows off of my second partition (don't want to have to whip out the install CD everytime I make a change).
I recommend that you also plan on making a few additions. Install a good firewall program. I use ZoneAlarm. Monitors network access. You can keep certain programs from accessing the internet while at the same time letting others through. It blocks ALL external attempts to access your computer.
Also, get a good Anti-virus. I use Norton Antivirus. I have mine set up to monitor EVERYTHING. I once opened a folder and it found a virus on one of the files. Also stops viruses from being downloaded.
I personally do not recommend leaving your computer unsupervised while a file is being downloaded. Allows you to stop problems before they get worse. If I need to download something huge, I set aside a day so that I can watch it.
To bad about your data. I hope you find some of this info useful. You probably know all of this already, but it bears repeating. The internet can be dangerous. If you keep to these recommendations you will be that much safer.
If you need anything, I have 1,892 ships one my computer. Some may be duplicated by accident but I will be happy to share.

markyd · « **Reply #29 on:** October 30, 2004, 08:53:45 am »

You see thats the funny thing...

Windows XP Pro, NTFS Filesystem, 2 x HDD each with 2 partitions on each... windows xp firewall, zonealarm and norton systemworks 2004 all up and running... ans shazzam... all gone

I am now resigned as I know there is no way to recover this data without paying out of my a**! Im formatting and restarting my life today! $:-\$

Core · « **Reply #30 on:** October 30, 2004, 09:02:18 am »

don't give up there is a way to restore the data after its been formated... i recovered some very important files at one time after formanting .... don't remember what program

markyd · « **Reply #31 on:** October 30, 2004, 09:32:07 am »

yeah mabey your right... I'll give it a couple of days and see what I can dig up.... thanks Core

Starforce2 · « **Reply #32 on:** October 30, 2004, 10:03:36 am »

I was looking for recovery operations for a digicam card, found one for 35 bucks online. Now, perhaps simply spending time searching online you can find one. I'll keep my eyes out. Most places you can send the drive to will charge a couple hundred.

markyd · « **Reply #33 on:** October 30, 2004, 10:09:39 am »

Thanks SF... I have been looking... no luck yet... ost places want like £400

Centurus · « **Reply #34 on:** October 30, 2004, 03:43:33 pm »

You're lucky in a way. Several years ago one of my hard drives actually blew out!!! I contacted a data recovery company and they said that if they could recover my data, it could cost up to about 2000 bucks!!!! Because of the size of the drive and the nature of how my drive was damaged. It's a 20 gig. I still have it. As far as I know, still doesn't work.

markyd · « **Reply #35 on:** October 30, 2004, 04:15:12 pm »

WOW... I have accepted my fate though... I will format and restart in the morning and then give my wife her lappycrappy back...

Core · « **Reply #36 on:** October 30, 2004, 04:31:14 pm »

dont let her see this post

markyd · « **Reply #37 on:** October 30, 2004, 04:50:30 pm »

Imagine that.... rofl... nah Im ganna have to reboot... she needs her lappy for uni on monday and I need your input guys so I need my puter up and running.... plus this stupid finger mouse thingy does mu bol**cks in... right pain in the butt!!!

"I'll be back!"

manitoba1073 · « **Reply #38 on:** October 30, 2004, 05:06:30 pm »

i never heard xp going to dos propt like u described. as from what i asertained XP dont work with dos at all.

Core · « **Reply #39 on:** October 30, 2004, 05:12:23 pm »

actually it dose in a way remember scandisk and it could if a hacker rewrote the boot files in the main startup files...
that says ... id suggest updating your softwere regularly coz a 2 yearold firewall .... doesn't do the job very often

plus get sum sort of a pup-up blocker and switch to mozila .... that should solve several hundred security problems.... in the short term any way

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