Re: Missing prgs- files -updates
Gary S. Terhune wrote:
| It's a REALLY good idea not to do ANYTHING with that machine until you
| understand the full extent of the problem. If it's a case of a whole
| partition suddenly disappearing, that's a specific hint that might
| point to an easier, simpler solution. If all the missing data was on
| D:\ but some remains, and the partition is usable, that's another
| problem entirely. And if it involves more than one partition, yet
| another whole panoply of possibilities emerges.
|
| I've politely requested the presence of Mr. Quirke, but he'll want the
| answers to the questions we've posed.
Alright. I agree all of the questions should be answered, before
anything more is done to that partition at least. And Chris Quirke could
be the best to solve it, after the answers are received.
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| Gary S. Terhune
| MS-MVP Shell/User
|
www.grystmill.com
|
| "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
| news:eXspy$8sIHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
|> Tom wrote:
|> | "PCR" wrote:
|> |
|> |> Tom wrote:
|> |> | Pentium 3. win98se. Prgs, data files, Win 98 & 98se updates,
|> |> | just dissappeared from my hard drive. Ran scandisk, all ok, no
|> |> | bad sectors, nothing.
|> |>
|> |> (1) Where were these items located before they disappeared--
|> |> (a) All over the place?
|> |> (b) In discrete folders in C
artition?
|> |> (c) On a separate partition?
|> |> (d) On a separate computer to which you connect
|> |> through file sharing?
|> |>
|> |> (2) If in a discrete location, did everything there disappear,
|> |> or did some of it survive?
|> |>
|> |> (3) Did anything happen before they disappeared--
|> |> (a) A crash?
|> |> (b) A big install or uninstall?
|> |> (c) Were you online when it happened?
|> |
|> | PCR
|> | One large physical hard drive, partitioned into three,C:, D:, and
|> | E:. All missing on D:, One prg and all the data for it in about
|> | eight different folders and all of the win98 and win 98se updates
|> | in one folder. GONE?
|>
|> Was there anything else on D
artition that did survive, or are you
|> left with an empty partition? Is D
artition a normal one, or was it
|> compressed? If normal, try one of these to recover a deleted file...
|>
|>
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Kaus/homepage.htm
|> Recover For All
|>
http://hccweb1.bai.ne.jp/~hcj58401/ Undelete
|>
http://www.briggsoft.com/dsnoop.htm DSnoop Undelete
|>
http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/welcome.htm Undelete
|>
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html Restoration
|>
http://aumha.org/downloads/restoration.exe Also Restoration
|>
|> The one I use is Restoration, but the others also have been said to
|> be good at this NG. The more you write to D
artition, the less
|> likely you will get a deleted file back. After a file is deleted,
|> the space occupied by the file can freely be used by the system. As
|> soon as something overwrites it, the file is truly gone. Also,
|> running a Defrag (but not a Scandisk) appears to make them truly
|> disappear.
|>
|> | The prg with the activeX thing has been reinstalled and running.
|>
|> Was that the program that went missing on D
artition? And the
|> ActiveX error messages are gone now that you've reinstalled it? If
|> not, click through some of that Google search I posted for an
|> article that seems best to describe your circumstance. We may be
|> able to help you decipher it. What is the program you reinstalled?
|>
|> |>
|> |> | Any ideas how this could happen? Other prgs wont load, get
|> |> | message "error '429'
|> |> | activeX compone cant create object ". Any help appreciated.
|> |>
|> |> ActiveX ususally is involved when accessing remote locations on
|> |> the NET. Are you online at the time & trying to access files in a
|> |> shared folder?
|> |>
|> |> (1) Maybe update your virus defs & run a scan.
|> |> (2) Can it be one of these doing it...?...
|> |>
|> |>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896358/en-us
|> |> MS05-026: A vulnerability in HTML Help could allow remote code
|> |> execution
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892675/en-us
|> |> Certain Web sites and HTML Help features may not work after you
|> |> install security update 896358 or security update 890175
|> |>
|> |> (3) Close all open programs, then...
|> |> "START button, Run, DXDiag"
|> |> That is the DirectX Diagnostic Tool. Does it have a message?
|> |>
|> |>
|> |> --
|> |> Thanks or Good Luck,
|> |> There may be humor in this post, and,
|> |> Naturally, you will not sue,
|> |> Should things get worse after this,
|> |> PCR
|> |>
pcrrcp@netzero.net
|>
|> --
|> Thanks or Good Luck,
|> There may be humor in this post, and,
|> Naturally, you will not sue,
|> Should things get worse after this,
|> PCR
|>
pcrrcp@netzero.net
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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net