I had a prob with my 2k and used the install disk to repair the sys. But I hit the install button instead of repair by mistake. I take heavy duty narcotic pain killers for my broken back. I think that day I had 2 methadone ,must have to make such a dumb mistake. Anyway is there anyway I can recover the files that the install overwrote without costing an arm and leg? Mostly I had some pic that weren't on disk yet that I would like to have. Also I had some papers on Abiword I would like to have back. Is there any hope for the situation my situation is in???

it is possible, but it is a slim chance. If the windows files happen to have been written in the same place, then the potential for data recovery may.. i say may be possible. You will want to look for software which is of the type undelete, unformat, or data recovery. Many of these programs are expensive, and i am not personally experienced with any of them (sorry). So unless the files are worth the expense and potential to not recover anything... I would say to accept that you made a mistake.

I would suggest that you take this as a (hard learned) lesson. Partition your drive and keep important documents and files on the 2nd partition, thus they are always kept protected from a similar accident, or OS specific virus, etc. Thus allowing you to back up on cd at a later date.

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Thanks for your input even if it was not whatI wanted to hear. Can you suggest a good freeware to partition the hard drive. I've never done it but I guess I'd better learn. Thanks again and May God Bless You and Your House Sarge