How was the backup created? There may be files on the CD that are not
visible.
You could install the old HD as a slave to the new one and then copy the
files.
This is a fairly simple procedure, but let us know if you need help in
doing so.
There is a guide for IDE devices here:
http://freepctech.com/pc/001/installing_ide_devices.shtml
William Hornkohl wrote:
> A friend was having some problems with her Win xp (home) computer. She made
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> backup of her files and reloaded win xp. She later found out that her
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> backup disks were blank. We pulled out that hard drive and put in
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> another and reloaded win xp. Is there some way to get the data back on
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> the disk that we took out.
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