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fixfox wrote:
> On 23 Mrz., 09:38, Andy<nospam@>  wrote:
>> ~BD~ wrote:
>>> Andy wrote:
>>>> ~BD~ wrote:
>>
>>>>> I didn't try to give advice. I sensed the frustration in Luise's first
>>>>> post and cross-posted to the 24hr group - *before* Shenan appeared on
>>>>> the scene to help - to perhaps achieve a quicker answer.
>>
>>>>> I have absolutely *no* doubt that Shenan will help wherever he can. I
>>>>> have a great deal of respect for him and was in no way challenging his
>>>>> expertise.
>>
>>>>> Get off you high horse and try and see things from outside the box!
>>
>>>>> I included the 24hr group again so that folk there - who might be
>>>>> scratching their heads as to how best to help - were/are kept informed
>>>>> of progress. You have no authority to over-rule my decision, so live
>>>>> with it.
>>
>>>> Thanks Dave - it seems the microsoft.* hierachy really is full of
>>>> unhelpful, ignorant, unskilled and rude people.  The 'MVP's are
>>>> particularly stupid.
>>
>>>> 24hoursupport.helpdesk would obviously be a better place to ask for
>>>> assistance.  I'm sure Luise will thank you once she receives a suitable
>>>> solution here.
>>
>>> How nice of you to spend a few moments to scribe those words, Andy.
>>
>>> It's folk like you who restore my faith in my fellow man. Thank *you* :)
>>
>> No problems at all.  I can understand Luise's frustration at the lack of
>> assistance from the horrible Microsoft group.
>>
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>
> I am not frustrated at all - you gave me lots of ideas what to do and
> I do not yet feel helpless, that is the most important point! :-)



That's good to hear Luise! :)

You seem to know quite a lot about computers. May I ask what job you do 
for a living? Is it connected in any way with 'computing?

You might like to restate your problem afresh, as you see it now, and 
post your enquiry in the 'alt.computer.security' newsgroup. I am 
personally aware that there some very clever people there who may throw 
another slant on how you might recover your 'lost' files. *Do* mention 
*why* you upgraded to XP in the first place!

 From my very limited knowledge, I am convinced that - just as you and I 
can move data from C: to D: to E: - malware controlled from external 
sources can do exactly the same thing. Malware can 'hide'- I believe - 
on D: and E: whilst you reinstall on C: ...... and then pop back to bite 
you! You really need, IMO, to delete all partitions (and data) before 
effecting a clean install.

But then, I'm just a user - not a guru! ;)

Have a good day!

--
Dave