My Documents lost with Anytime Upgrade

I recently purchased and installed Vista Ultimate on my laptop (via
Microsoft's "anytime upgrade" program).

Though I chose the "upgrade" (retains user files and settings) rather
than the "clean install" (deletes user files, settings and programs)
method, I have lost all my documents and pictures. I googled the topic
and came up with this link first:

httx://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3085605&SiteID=17

Replace the "x" above with "p" if you wish to visit that link.

I did not read any further. I'm not sure if it is even an option to
attempt to find my lost documents -- have you heard anything about this?

Are my documents and settings truly gone or just hidden or otherwise?

Thanks for any advice.

"M" <nothing@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:O7aLcP5lIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I recently purchased and installed Vista Ultimate on my laptop (via
>Microsoft's "anytime upgrade" program).
>
> Though I chose the "upgrade" (retains user files and settings) rather than
> the "clean install" (deletes user files, settings and programs) method, I
> have lost all my documents and pictures. I googled the topic and came up
> with this link first:
>
> httx://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3085605&SiteID=17
>
> Replace the "x" above with "p" if you wish to visit that link.
>
> I did not read any further. I'm not sure if it is even an option to
> attempt to find my lost documents -- have you heard anything about this?
>
> Are my documents and settings truly gone or just hidden or otherwise?
>
> Thanks for any advice.

Where have you looked for them?
Where were they before?

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Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
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M wrote:
> I recently purchased and installed Vista Ultimate on my laptop (via
> Microsoft's "anytime upgrade" program).
>
> Though I chose the "upgrade" (retains user files and settings) rather
> than the "clean install" (deletes user files, settings and programs)
> method, I have lost all my documents and pictures. I googled the
> topic and came up with this link first:
>
> httx://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3085605&SiteID=17
>
> Replace the "x" above with "p" if you wish to visit that link.
>
> I did not read any further. I'm not sure if it is even an option to
> attempt to find my lost documents -- have you heard anything about
> this?
> Are my documents and settings truly gone or just hidden or otherwise?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
====================================
Maybe the following article will offer some ideas:

(932912) How to restore your personal files after
you perform a custom installation of Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932912/en-us

--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

Look for the windows.old Folder.

Everything will be there if you did an upgrade.
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"M" wrote:

> I recently purchased and installed Vista Ultimate on my laptop (via
> Microsoft's "anytime upgrade" program).
>
> Though I chose the "upgrade" (retains user files and settings) rather
> than the "clean install" (deletes user files, settings and programs)
> method, I have lost all my documents and pictures. I googled the topic
> and came up with this link first:
>
> httx://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3085605&SiteID=17
>
> Replace the "x" above with "p" if you wish to visit that link.
>
> I did not read any further. I'm not sure if it is even an option to
> attempt to find my lost documents -- have you heard anything about this?
>
> Are my documents and settings truly gone or just hidden or otherwise?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>

If you truly did an upgrade your My documents are in the Documents folder of
the same username that they were in on XP. Same for My Picrures.


"M" <nothing@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:O7aLcP5lIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I recently purchased and installed Vista Ultimate on my laptop (via
>Microsoft's "anytime upgrade" program).
>
> Though I chose the "upgrade" (retains user files and settings) rather than
> the "clean install" (deletes user files, settings and programs) method, I
> have lost all my documents and pictures. I googled the topic and came up
> with this link first:
>
> httx://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3085605&SiteID=17
>
> Replace the "x" above with "p" if you wish to visit that link.
>
> I did not read any further. I'm not sure if it is even an option to
> attempt to find my lost documents -- have you heard anything about this?
>
> Are my documents and settings truly gone or just hidden or otherwise?
>
> Thanks for any advice.