Re: How can I restore a deleted user and files

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 06/14/05


Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:45:31 -0600

Unfortunately System Restore is not intended to protect personal data such
as you lost.
See this link for exactly what System Restore is and is not designed to
restore:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/faqsrwxp.mspx

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Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
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"the dumb one" <thedumbone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:CA47EE73-A0D8-4C6B-AD61-CE9231EA609B@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Guys,  I kind of figured it was a lost cause.    It has been a 
> couple
> of weeks since it was done.  I was hoping a system restore going back that
> far might work but I guess not.
> Thanks anyway, I appreciate the support 


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