Re: [OT] Current recommended disk recovery software (XP) ?

[Dave Ward <DFHWukha@xxxxxxxxx>]

There's a decent list of free recovery tools here
http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=208403254


Also try running Spinrite as stated before

Dave

Kevin Hawkins wrote:
>        We had a powercut last night and now one of my (XP MCE) PC's
> won't boot.  It appears to be a hard disk error , corrupt system /
> directory.  The IDE drive is visible but the directory wont list.
> Fortunately this wasn't a major data loss but there's one particular
> file I would like to recover if possible.  Anyone got any
> recommendations as to the current best file/disk recovery software ? 
I
> think things will have moved on from my W98 based Norton
Utilities/Disk
> Doctor  ;-)
>
>        If I can recover the disk to bootable even briefly thatw ould
be
> even better - as I'll be easily able to move my installed Idratek
Cortex
> app to another PC  ( is locked/licensed to one PC).  For the single
file
> recovery - are there any good but free utils anyone is aware of ?  I
> know these two aspects are pretty much mutually exclusive.
>
>       Cheers  Kevin
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