if my whole computer has been formatted can i still save songs i have made. PS. when my cpu starts it sez i n?

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continued.... it sez i have the wrong disk or something. what can i DO??? do i have to re-install windows xp and i can have it then or is all my information wiped off the hard drive. this all happened because my c drive has been corrupted. when i open the computer it's a black screen with that cd message i mentioned. HELP!!!!!!! I LOVE MY MUSIC. RAPPING IS MY DIARY! MY "i told you so" MY ESCAPE!!!!!!! help plz

Answer 1

Everything is gone.. time to reinstall xp and start over.

Answer 2

If you formatted your hard-drive the short answer is that everything on that drive is gone also.

A bit of a longer story is if you reinstall windows you will no doubt erase all of your information, but the drive will be useless with no operation system on it. So you are in rough situation no doubt.

You may be able to recover your information depending on your computer skill. Formatting a drive changes the status of the drive. In short the status says, "every space on the drive is open for you to save information to". However this will erase the information you want to save.

You will have to use a boot disk for data recovery, which you would have to buy, or you would have to take that harddive and install it as a secondary drive in another functions computer. And still you will need some sort of software to retrieve the information.

I did the latter, and I used some free software I found on the web. I was able to recover some but not all of my information.

keep in mind that the free software available is not very user-friendly (you will have to work hard to get the info), or you can buy something that is more user-friendly (many bucks).

No good answers my friend, I have been there and I feel for you. Maybe you can checkout source forge, they are the kings of opensource software. I'll put the link below.

Ron

Answer 3

HEY!!! Get Data Back for NTFS!

http://pcperformancetools.com/recovermyfiles.htm

I am an IT worker at a packaging company, and I use this program occasionally. When you format, your computer deletes the partition information, but not the Data. The data can still remain on the disk for up to 7 formats. The more you fill the hard drive, the more chances your data becomes irrecoverable. With the afore mentioned program, it can view these files, and in most cases, recover them. I found it on download.com, and used it on a number of occasions when someone's hard drive got f'd in the a. This is not foolproof, but right now- considering losing some is better than losing all- I can bet you'd probably want anything you can get back. I've used it to reactivate a partition on a hard drive once as well, so I've seen it work perfectly, even though this isn't always the case.

To use it, you will need to install it on another computer.

1. Remove your hard drive.
2. Install it onto another computer as a slave drive.
3. Run GDB4NTFS.
It will give you a (very long) list of all of the files it can find, and tell you the probability of its recovery. Most is recoverable, and I've recovered from a crash with it.
4. Copy what you wish to keep, dump what you want to get rid of.
5. Replace the hard drive.

This will not damage windows if it is currently installed on the hard drive you are recovering- as it sounds like you used a system restore disk, however with windows on the drive, it may compromise your information. Try to use the machine as little as possible, and try not to install any unnecessary files.

Email me with questions if need be-

and try to get a better hard drive- like a WD or a Seagate.



Also, if you want to make killer beats, you should try Fruity Loops if you haven't already. Its pretty versatile. I've used it for rap before as well as trance and industrial. Its got effects, keyboards, samplers, a mixer, mastering tools, and a fairly simple interface. I use it to make beats then drop them into Steinberg Nuendo for mixing the other instruments and vocals. good stuff!

Answer 4

The best solution is to use your Windows recovery disk, a step that many sadly skip during the original installation. If you don't have one then a non-destructive re-installation of Windows XP will get you going without losing your existing files. As soon as it's installed, run CHKDSK immediately (Start --> Accessories --> Command Prompt and then enter "CHKDSK /R" which will actually run - and take a long time - when you reboot). The "/R" parameter will scan all sectors of your disk and mark any bad ones as not-to-be-used. If any of these troublesome sectors are in use already, CHKDSK will do its best to read that sector multiple times and move the data to a good sector instead.

After the CHKDSK runs, you should defragment your disk if you are not doind so regularly. Use Start --> Accessories --> System Tools --> Disk Defragmenter. It runs quickly if you do it daily, but it takes a long time if you go months between defrags.

If you must reformat your drive to get going, try some data recovery techniques first to save your music. The easiest is to remove your hard drive and install it as a secondary (not the boot drive) in another PC - perhaps a family member or close friend. There you will see it as the D: drive (or E: or F: or whatever is available) and can copy files to a backup device, to your friend's primary drive, or to a CD.

Good luck!

Answer 5

It sounds like your hard drive is dead or dying. If you reinstall windows you can do it without formatting your hard drive but if you suspect that your hard drive is corrupted you will be in the same situation again soon. I suggest you take it to a repair shop to get looked at if this is that important to you. If you are not technical you will not be able to fix it without someone who is.