Can I recover the file?

[mpt5]

I have a computer that have two drives c and d with OS in C drive.
C drive actually contains a lot of stuff I need.
D drive contains nothing important.

I encounter a error with starting the OS: missing hal.dll.

So, I tried to install windows xp in d drive using a CD and succeed.

Then,without making a copy of C to D, using the sony file reovering system, I tried to recover the system in C.
This means that I will be overwriting my C drive. As a result, I immidiately turn the power off. However, the file system for c is still damaged.

How do I recover the files under C?

Thanks a lot.

 

[linsysadmin]

What I would do, as a first action, is boot up with a Linux LiveCD, like Ubuntu or knoppix. (try

http://releases.ubuntu.com/hardy/)

There is actually a good chance that the system will detect your drives and partitions and be able to mount them as-is (probably read-only). You can then get the files you need and plop them on a network share or burn them to a dvd or something.

If not, there are other methods, but try the simple ones first. Good luck.

 

[mpt5]

I am sorry.
I wasn't able to detect the drive anymore.
However, I do see it exist under fdisk, but it's just shown as unknown format as suppose to NTFS.

 

[G0AOZ]

Try running something like GetDataBack. A trial version will show if recovery is likely...

http://www.runtime.org/data-recovery-software.htm

ROGER - G0AOZ.

 

[Reex]

In your case, if the files had been overwritten, it can hardly be recovered by software.
However, I think you could have a try. You can download Data Recovery Wizard via:

http://www.easeus.com/download.htm

And check whether the program could find the files you want to recover.

Data Recovery Wizard
Partition Table Doctor
EASEUS Partition Manager

 

[Bigdoggit]

just a thought, try testdisk. You might have damaged the partition table or MBR, etc. Testdisk can recover this stuff. I have tested this utility before, actually deleted a partition on one of my USB drives, and of course, the computer could not see anything. Testdisk was ran, computer restarted, and viola, everything back. You'll want to read the literature on this tool. I've only used it a couple times. Good first move at this point would be to copy the drive using Norton Ghost or something along those lines and only work with your copy. Keep the original untouched just in case you make a mistake. I'm no expert or anything, but thought I would throw this tool out there, maybe it will spark a solution you create.