How do you check what is on your hard drive? Windows XP?
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Just click on start on the bar at the bottom of the screen and click on my computer. Then double click on the hard drive which is usually C:
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The next best way to restore your settings is to use the System Restore ability within Windows XP. Go to Start> Programs> Accessories> System Tools> "System Restore."\nHowever, this will not delete most of the files on your hard drive. If you wish to do the best kind of restore, then you'll need those disks.
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if you are still using the original OS on the original HD....\n\nSort the 'windows' directory by date & time, you should be able to tell when your operating system was loaded...\n\nHope this helps !
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If it works on some computers as u said then on one such computer right click on the drive,(For Windows XP)go to properties and then go to the tools tab and click check now under error checking.select both options and then click start now.\nIf there are problems in the file system or if there bad sectors you'll see it.\nIf it doesn't work try formatting the drive.However,that wont be of much use.
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Go to start>>settings>>control panel>>administrative tools>>computer management>>storage>>disk management. Can you see your drive there? In case you can just format and partition it. In case this procedure doesn't solve your problem just check the jumpers.
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if you say that you upgraded it... you data is still in the computer...but if you formated and newly installed XP..then everything is completely gone...\n\n\nIf you upgraded it, you can search for the file, or you can go to My Computer, C Drive, and if you have programs folders that you had installed in the previous OS..then ur data is not lost...\n\n\nIf for some reason ur data is not lost...go to My Computer, C driver, Documents and Settings, and everything should be located in those folders
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You will need to take ownership of the folder/file you want to access.  See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823570\n\nOr, log in as Administrator (which means go in using SAFE mode if XP Home, or CTRL ALT DEL at signon screen if XP Pro) and you should be able to access them.\n\nTo see if your previous user(s) files are still present, open c:&#92;Documents and Settings and look for the user name you want to check out.
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Plug pen into USB port. \n\nOpen Windows Explorer to find out what drive letter has been assigned to the USB drive. Close Windows explorer. \n\nClick Start > Run and type in "cmd" without the quotes. Click OK. \n\nUse "cd C:&#92;" without the quotes if you are not already at the C:> prompt. \n\nAt the C:> prompt, type "CHKDSK X: /F" without the quotes where X = the drive letter of the USB drive. The space before /F is important. Press enter. \n\nIf you are asked questions like "Convert lost chains into files?" answer all such questions "Y" without the quotes and press enter. \n\nOnce finished with CHKDSK type at the C:> prompt "DEL X:&#92;File*.chk" without the quotes where X = the drive letter assigned to the USB drive. \n\nClose the dos command window and open Windows Explorer. Find your USB drive and open it. Delete any other files that you do not want. \n\n\nALWAYS use the icon on the system tray to close down the USB drive before removing it!!!!! \n\nNEVER format the USB drive. Windows will apply a different file allocation table than what the drive came with.\n\n-Quoted from newcentaur
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how should I know?\ntake a drive over there, and look.\nDumb*ss.
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if you're talking about hard drive memory:\n\nclick on "My Computer" (either in start menu or on desktop), RIGHT click on your hard drive, usually labeled as C: unless you have multiple drives...in the pop up window, select "properties" and it should pop right up
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Buy a program that "bleaches" the hard drive space.  Simply formatting the drive still leaves data retrievable, it's just not seen by Windows.
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Dont do any of that crap suggested by the previous guy.\n\nFind My Computer on the desktop, and Right click. From the drop down menu select Properties. This will open a window with tabs about your system.\n\nYou can also go to Start->Control Panel and look for the System icon. If youre using XP switch the Control Panel to Classic Mode to find the System Icon quicker.
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Clicking on your history button is one way of checking but if you are really computor savy,( or not ) go into tools, internet options,settings,view files or view folders. But be careful what you open.
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Try www.geeks.com.  Look under hard drives.  Scroll to bottom of list under hard drive cases.
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find it in the control panel
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it would be in the recycle bin of the system on which the disk is physically located. instead of going through the ntwk drive, log in to that system and check the recycle bin. \nBest Of Luck.
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Use Partition Magic\n\nIt's very user friendly program that you dont need any instruction on how to use.\nOnce installed you will see all your hard disk partitions.\nRight click and say Unhide partition.\nYou are done.\nCongrats