microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

ewilletta wrote:
> I've had XP on my computer for over 2 years now and somehow it got
> uninstalled off of my computer. I don't have my package or disk that I
> used to install the software. Is there anyway that it can be retrieved
> off the hard disk drive. If someone knows please let me know. I have a
> research paper that is due in a week and I am in desperate need...
> Thank You.

I'm not sure what happened, but Windows simply can't get "uninstalled". Try
providing more information, such as what happens when you boot up your
computer, etc etc etc. The more relevant background detail, the better.

You need to have a copy of all your installation media - that's really
critical in general - and you also need to be making proper backups of all
your data regularly, because things like this can and do happen!

You may need to get bootable rescue media / undelete software for your data
but let's see what's actually going on.