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    How to recover data after a virus?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by sonjeriff, Oct 21, 2010.

  1. sonjeriff

    sonjeriff Newbie

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    My labtop was infected by a trojan virus i was not able to restore from an earlier setting. I did get rid of the virus and reinstalled windows vista but now i want to recover my word documents and pictures and other programs but i do not know how. How can i recover all my data?
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    1ceBlu3 Notebook Deity

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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you reinstalled without backing up there is some chance that the data is permanently lost. Those tools are definitely your best shot at recovery however nothing is guaranteed.

    Also...the more you use the computer before trying to recover the files, the less likely file recovery will succeed.
     
    Greg, Oct 21, 2010
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