hey guys,
i tried upgrading my winxp (pirated) to winxp sp2 (original, bought and paid for) and some problems occured, so i decided to just do a clean format.
while on installation page, i decided to install on the same partition and location as the old install, in the hopes that the 'my documents' folder wont be wiped out
to my dismay, it was, or so i thought
i was just checking the disk space and it says i have 17gigs free out of a total 75 - now correct me if i'm wrong, but isnt a format supposed to wipe out all data?
so here's my question - how can i access the old 'my documents' folder from the old user prior to format - all i really want to do is get my music and pictures onto my backup drive and then i can go ahead and do a complete format all over again, i still havent install anything so it's fine.
please let me know if you can, i'd really appreciate the help.
cheers
i tried upgrading my winxp (pirated) to winxp sp2 (original, bought and paid for) and some problems occured, so i decided to just do a clean format.
while on installation page, i decided to install on the same partition and location as the old install, in the hopes that the 'my documents' folder wont be wiped out
to my dismay, it was, or so i thought
i was just checking the disk space and it says i have 17gigs free out of a total 75 - now correct me if i'm wrong, but isnt a format supposed to wipe out all data?
so here's my question - how can i access the old 'my documents' folder from the old user prior to format - all i really want to do is get my music and pictures onto my backup drive and then i can go ahead and do a complete format all over again, i still havent install anything so it's fine.
please let me know if you can, i'd really appreciate the help.
cheers