All was not lost.... upon resetting my computer and reinstalling everything I didnt touch my backup HDD... When I installed XP the backup drive was all there and singing happy.... wierd considering that when I stuck the same HDD in my work computer it said it was blank... either way.. I have retrieved allot of my work... the main thing I have lost which wasnt backed up was the reeve...
Anyway.. im moving on... thanks for all of your help guys... really appreciated