microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] added these comments in the current
discussion du jour ...

> 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!

Lanrench, have you ever noticed a strange phenomenon where people
suddenly decide they need to put their install media in a safe
place where they can locate it in a hurry and create a workable
backup regiment right AFTER there's some sort of disaster? Must be
a fairly common thing as NONE of my friends do ANY sort of backup,
they just trust to God to save them, I guess.

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

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