Date Missing?

[Guest]

Here's a funny story, a customer has a DELL desktop system, a PIII system,
which had ME on it orginally and was upgraded some time ago to Windows 2000,
when we install a new LAN card/adapter into it for it failed, upgraded it to
Windows XP - wouldn't allow sharing files and printers to a notebook on a
wireless network, attempted to set permissions and it CRASHED!

The computer wouldn't boot back up into Windows at ALL????!?!

Had to install Windows XP on the system without formatting it, hoping to
save the data on the computer, unfortunately, it didn't save it like it did
when it happen to the notebook....

On the Gateway notebook it was able to retrieve the date easily, but on the
DELL it will not. We get an "ACCESS DENIED" message, is there anyway to
recover the data off that section of the drive?

Can anyone help me with this?

Please let me know either way, this way we can advise the customer. Thank
you.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Here's a funny story, a customer has a DELL desktop system, a PIII system,
which had ME on it orginally and was upgraded some time ago to Windows 2000,
when we install a new LAN card/adapter into it for it failed, upgraded it to
Windows XP - wouldn't allow sharing files and printers to a notebook on a
wireless network, attempted to set permissions and it CRASHED!

The computer wouldn't boot back up into Windows at ALL????!?!

Had to install Windows XP on the system without formatting it, hoping to
save the data on the computer, unfortunately, it didn't save it like it did
when it happen to the notebook....

On the Gateway notebook it was able to retrieve the date easily, but on the
DELL it will not. We get an "ACCESS DENIED" message, is there anyway to
recover the data off that section of the drive?

Can anyone help me with this?

Please let me know either way, this way we can advise the customer. Thank
you.

Half of your references refer to "Date", the other half to "Data". I assume
you mean "Data".

If you get an "Access denied" message then you have to seize ownership
of that folder. Click Start / Help, then type Ownership and
follow
the instructions.

Your post suggests that you chose to ignore the iron rule of computing,
which requires that all important files must be backed up to an
independent medium once a week. Those who change their ways
usually do so after suffering a major disaster.