CHK and .KPG files

Hi there.....

I have Windows XP - VAIO Sony computer from 2003.

Last month after updates I had my Outlook Express email crash. You folks
finally got that all straighned out for me, and thank you.

This month, after updates, it looks like that many of my files on my
auxiliary drive (IN the computer) has been corrupted. I did do the "chkdsk"
format, and after much AUTOMATIC renaming,etc, SOME of my files came back,
and are readable. Saved on this drive were mostly photos (what is most
important to me anyway).

PROBLEM....

Some files were "automatically" re-named FOUND.000, FOUND.001 (and so
on). In those files are were a large number of items "automatically re-named
FILE0001.CHK, FILE0002.CHK (and so on). When I put my cursor over one of
these files, it says: "Recovered File Fragment - pieces of files found found
when your disk was scanned." When I actually click on one of those files,
the response is: "You are attempting to open a file of type 'Recovered File
Fragments' (.CHK). These files are used by the operating system and by
various programs. Editing or modifying them could damage your system. If you
still want to open the file, click Open With, otherwise Cancel.

In addition, what I believe to be a number of INDIVIDUAL photos came out
with .KPG extensions. When I click on them, here it what it says: "Windows
cannot open file. To open this file, Windows needs to know what program
created it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can
manually select from a list of programs on your computer." When I go
online, it says the file type .KPG is unknown. I don't know what program of
my own I should use to open it up. Should I just rename everything as .jpg,
since most of my photos were in that format?

HELP!!

"Kathy G" (frustrated in Los Angeles)
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