Need Urgent Help!

[Emill]

Please anybody, who can help me!

Yesterday the company I work for took my company computer running Windows
Vista, and today, when i got it back, Vista Ultimate 32bit was re-installed.
The only thing that remains of my old programs, documents and settings is a
folder named "Windows.old". Is there any way of getting my settings and
installed programs (and their settings) tranferred to my new installation of
Vista?
Thanks to everybody in advance!

Emill

 

[John Inzer]

Please anybody, who can help me!

Yesterday the company I work for took my company computer running
Windows Vista, and today, when i got it back, Vista Ultimate 32bit
was re-installed. The only thing that remains of my old programs,
documents and settings is a folder named "Windows.old". Is there any
way of getting my settings and installed programs (and their
settings) tranferred to my new installation of Vista?
Thanks to everybody in advance!

Emill

=======================
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
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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

 

[Tim]

Sounds like the company you work for has pretty poor IT tech support. I
would contact your help desk and ask them to finish the job.

Tim

 

[Rock]

Please anybody, who can help me!

Yesterday the company I work for took my company computer running Windows
Vista, and today, when i got it back, Vista Ultimate 32bit was
re-installed. The only thing that remains of my old programs, documents
and settings is a folder named "Windows.old". Is there any way of getting
my settings and installed programs (and their settings) tranferred to my
new installation of Vista?
Thanks to everybody in advance!

Programs will need to be reinstalled from original media. You can recover
data files from windows.old.

 

[Emill]

Thanks everybody!
Emill

 

[mikeyhsd]

since your computer IT department seems to be the cause of the problem.'
it might be best to ask them for assistance on recovering your data.
no one here knows what they actually did to your computer.



(e-mail address removed)



Thanks everybody!
Emill

 

[Emill]

Thanks for the advice, but how can I recover those data files from
windows.old?
Emill

 

[Emill]

What he did to my computer is re-installed Windows. I talked to him, but he said that he will only be able to handle the problem in only about two weeks time. Unfortunately, I will have to (at least partially) recover my files I use regularly...
Emill
since your computer IT department seems to be the cause of the problem.'
it might be best to ask them for assistance on recovering your data.
no one here knows what they actually did to your computer.



(e-mail address removed)



Thanks everybody!
Emill

 

[Rock]

Thanks for the advice, but how can I recover those data files from
windows.old?

I would think by navigating through the folder and copying the files you
need. Sorry I don't have any specific advise to offer beyond that.

 

[Rock]

Thanks for the advice, but how can I recover those data files from
windows.old?

I found this article. I hope it helps:

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

 

[Emill]

Thanks! I just didn't think it would be that simple, only copying files to
their original destination...
Emill

 

[Rock]

Thanks! I just didn't think it would be that simple, only copying files to
their original destination...

You're welcome. Thanks for posting back.