How can I retrieve my documents and pictures folders and files from my crashed computer?

Question

My Gateway computer with Windows ME system had a bug of some sort, so it did not "take" when I renewed my anti virus online. So, I was running bare when my cursor accidently bumped into and highlighted an unopened email in my "in" box. Since then all I get is the blue screen, or the screen where I can attempt to reboot using the safe mode. That doesn't work, nor do my reboot disks that came with the computer. My CD drive hadn't been working properly for a while, so maybe it can't even read the disks, (that's why I don't have backup disks of my documents and pics). Some of you are probably thinking by now "you sound like an idiot to have let this happen".OK, I admit I was foolish and made some mistakes, I don't dispute that. Now that we've got that out of the way can anybody tell me how I can recover my data? Can I take out the hard drive or the disks in the hard drive and attach them to my new computer as if they were a peripheral device of sorts? Thank you very much for whatever help!

Answer 1

Well, if you can attach your hard drive to another PC with a good antivirus runnin' you can recover your data there, just make sure you double check the master/slave configuration on the hard drives...

Another thing you can do it's to create a self booting disk from another PC with Windows 98 or Windows Me, and then you can
start the computer with that disk and browse your files.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Hi

First no , you are not an idiot , this kind of problem accour even for the professional also , so dont feel bad about it , now ther are a bunch of software that can recover your files on a damage hardrive . The way ive done it is, install the hd as a salve drive to a new pc then once you boot go into the drive , if you have NOT format the drive , the files should be there or maybe hiding , so unhide them and voila

Answer 3

Below are links of free file recovery software. You have to install them in a different hard disk having windows, and connect your hard disk as slave disk. Instructions are given in the help files with the programs.
Free file recovery software
PC Inspector
http://download.pcinspector.de/pci_filerecovery.exe
Restoration
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html

Answer 4

we all do foolish mistakes.. don't be surprised.. once i cleared 414 images from my digital cam without even thinking what i was doing but then i recovered them using data recovery program. sorry for not being able to answer your question