Partition gone after install vista home premium

I was using Vista Ultimate RC1. I just bought a Vista Home Premium and do an
installation over my RC1(full installtion not upgrade). But the problem now
is that after the installation, I cant access/read my other partition. When I
click my other partition, it prompted me to format. I didnot format or delete
any partition during the installation process.

How to recover those data save in my other partition. I cant afford to loss
them. Please help!!!!
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computer idiot

On Jul 3, 7:56 pm, noob <n...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> How to recover those data save in my other partition. I cant afford to loss
> them. Please help!!!!
> --
> computer idiot

Hello "idiot"...

You might try posting this to a VISTA group, for starters.

I had a similar problem with the wife's XP machine and I never did find a
solution or the cause. What I ended up doing was getting all the needed
files off of the partition with data recovery software.

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Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2007


"noob" <noob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6D2CD698-4FBA-40F0-9E73-EADF15BD8E44@microsoft.com...
>I was using Vista Ultimate RC1. I just bought a Vista Home Premium and do
>an
> installation over my RC1(full installtion not upgrade). But the problem
> now
> is that after the installation, I cant access/read my other partition.
> When I
> click my other partition, it prompted me to format. I didnot format or
> delete
> any partition during the installation process.
>
> How to recover those data save in my other partition. I cant afford to
> loss
> them. Please help!!!!
> --
> computer idiot

"noob" <noob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>I was using Vista Ultimate RC1. I just bought a Vista Home Premium and do
>an
> installation over my RC1(full installtion not upgrade). But the problem
> now
> is that after the installation, I cant access/read my other partition.
> When I
> click my other partition, it prompted me to format. I didnot format or
> delete
> any partition during the installation process.
>
> How to recover those data save in my other partition. I cant afford to
> loss
> them. Please help!!!!

Google for file recovery/data recovery software. Also this newsgroup is for
the XP OS. Here is a list of Vista newsgroups. Good luck.

microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_acco unts_password
microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
microsoft.public.windows.vista.games
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_assessment
microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_vide o
microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_mainten ance
microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
microsoft.public.windows.vista.security

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

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Phoenix Windows Data Recovery Software a file and partition recovery
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Phoenix recovers data from Windows Vista partitions.
More information on product: http://www.stellarinfo.com/partition-recovery.htm
Download the demo from: http://www.stellarinfo.com/spwdr.exe

thanks rock and brian!!!
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computer idiot


"noob" wrote:

> I was using Vista Ultimate RC1. I just bought a Vista Home Premium and do an
> installation over my RC1(full installtion not upgrade). But the problem now
> is that after the installation, I cant access/read my other partition. When I
> click my other partition, it prompted me to format. I didnot format or delete
> any partition during the installation process.
>
> How to recover those data save in my other partition. I cant afford to loss
> them. Please help!!!!
> --
> computer idiot