Lost files when upgraded to XP

[Guest]

I upgraded from Windows 98 to XP, but after XP was installed all the files I had on my desktop were gone. The files in My Documents are still there, but the desktop seems to have been wiped clean. Where are my files? Can I recover them? My wife is gonna kill me! HELP

TVHudson

 

[Rich]

Check in C:\documents and settings.
Each folder should contain a desktop folder and your
previous docs should be in there.
Take care,
Rich

 

[roger]

Hi,

I upgraded from Windows 98 to XP, but after XP was installed all the files I had on my desktop were gone. The files in My Documents are still there, but the desktop seems to have been wiped clean. Where are my files? Can I recover them? My wife is gonna kill me! HELP!

TVHudson

When you upgraded to XP, the location of the desktop folder changed,
now it is Documents and Settings\Username\Desktop
Look in Start > search for a file name that was in the desktop you
had, and check its location. Your files are probably there.

Good luck

 

[Guest]

I've already looked through Documents and Settings and done every possible search I could think of, still no sign of my files...

 

[roger]

Hi,

I've already looked through Documents and Settings and done every possible search I could think of, still no sign of my files...

Look at this article:
Missing Data or Program Settings After Upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;312942

Good luck

 

[Guest]

There were no usernames in the directory...

 

[roger]

Hi,

There were no usernames in the directory...

From the link:
"Click Start, and then click Run.
Type cmd, and then click OK.
Type cd\, and then press ENTER.
Type cd\user~temp.@01, and then press ENTER.
Type dir /x, and then press ENTER. Note the short file name for the
user account folder. For example, the short file name for "User Name,
II." might be "USERNA~1".

(The name would depend on the way the user name was originally, for
example, Hudson Owner could be Hudson~1)

Type ren userna~1 username, and then press ENTER
Type exit, and then press ENTER.
Click Start, and then click Run.
Type %homedrive%\user~tmp.@01\username, and then click OK. This folder
and subfolders should contain the files from the missing user account.

If you do the above and nothing comes up, try using a third-party
program to recover deleted files, like restoration, which is free:
http://www.webattack.com/get/restoration.html

Or take a look here:
http://www.recovermyfiles.com/

Good luck