Vista Upgrade from XP - Personla Data Files Missing

I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell Dimension
E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data files
and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything to
find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted during
the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this?

"Ali D" <Ali D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BD9EBE21-5FAD-4FD6-B9F6-67121C383D44@microsoft.com...
> I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell
Dimension
> E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data
files
> and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything
to
> find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted
during
> the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this?


As long as you did not take the option to format the drive...
your data is still there...it's simply in your former profile.

Once you find the folder...if you can't access it, you will need to take
ownership

Thanks

Any suggestions on how to find it. Have tried everything I can think of.

"philo" wrote:

>
> "Ali D" <Ali D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BD9EBE21-5FAD-4FD6-B9F6-67121C383D44@microsoft.com...
> > I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell
> Dimension
> > E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data
> files
> > and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything
> to
> > find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted
> during
> > the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this?
>
>
> As long as you did not take the option to format the drive...
> your data is still there...it's simply in your former profile.
>
> Once you find the folder...if you can't access it, you will need to take
> ownership
>
>
>

Did you look in the windows.old folder?

"Ali D" wrote:

> Thanks
>
> Any suggestions on how to find it. Have tried everything I can think of.
>
> "philo" wrote:
>
> >
> > "Ali D" <Ali D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:BD9EBE21-5FAD-4FD6-B9F6-67121C383D44@microsoft.com...
> > > I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell
> > Dimension
> > > E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data
> > files
> > > and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything
> > to
> > > find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted
> > during
> > > the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this?
> >
> >
> > As long as you did not take the option to format the drive...
> > your data is still there...it's simply in your former profile.
> >
> > Once you find the folder...if you can't access it, you will need to take
> > ownership
> >
> >
> >

Thanks - I am maybe being thick but I can't find a windows.old folder - any
suggestions?

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> Did you look in the windows.old folder?
>
> "Ali D" wrote:
>
> > Thanks
> >
> > Any suggestions on how to find it. Have tried everything I can think of.
> >
> > "philo" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "Ali D" <Ali D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:BD9EBE21-5FAD-4FD6-B9F6-67121C383D44@microsoft.com...
> > > > I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell
> > > Dimension
> > > > E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data
> > > files
> > > > and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything
> > > to
> > > > find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted
> > > during
> > > > the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this?
> > >
> > >
> > > As long as you did not take the option to format the drive...
> > > your data is still there...it's simply in your former profile.
> > >
> > > Once you find the folder...if you can't access it, you will need to take
> > > ownership
> > >
> > >
> > >

Use vista'a Search!

"Ali D" wrote:

> Thanks - I am maybe being thick but I can't find a windows.old folder - any
> suggestions?
>
> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
>
> > Did you look in the windows.old folder?
> >
> > "Ali D" wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Any suggestions on how to find it. Have tried everything I can think of.
> > >
> > > "philo" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > "Ali D" <Ali D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:BD9EBE21-5FAD-4FD6-B9F6-67121C383D44@microsoft.com...
> > > > > I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell
> > > > Dimension
> > > > > E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data
> > > > files
> > > > > and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything
> > > > to
> > > > > find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted
> > > > during
> > > > > the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > As long as you did not take the option to format the drive...
> > > > your data is still there...it's simply in your former profile.
> > > >
> > > > Once you find the folder...if you can't access it, you will need to take
> > > > ownership
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >

Have tried this already and it doesn't come up with anything

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> Use vista'a Search!
>
> "Ali D" wrote:
>
> > Thanks - I am maybe being thick but I can't find a windows.old folder - any
> > suggestions?
> >
> > "Mick Murphy" wrote:
> >
> > > Did you look in the windows.old folder?
> > >
> > > "Ali D" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions on how to find it. Have tried everything I can think of.
> > > >
> > > > "philo" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Ali D" <Ali D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:BD9EBE21-5FAD-4FD6-B9F6-67121C383D44@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell
> > > > > Dimension
> > > > > > E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data
> > > > > files
> > > > > > and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything
> > > > > to
> > > > > > find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted
> > > > > during
> > > > > > the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > As long as you did not take the option to format the drive...
> > > > > your data is still there...it's simply in your former profile.
> > > > >
> > > > > Once you find the folder...if you can't access it, you will need to take
> > > > > ownership
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >

"Ali D" <AliD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C9195A49-924E-41E6-9D33-CF1980682716@microsoft.com...
> Have tried this already and it doesn't come up with anything
>
> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
>
> > Use vista'a Search!
> >
> > "Ali D" wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks - I am maybe being thick but I can't find a windows.old
folder - any
> > > suggestions?
> > >
> > > "Mick Murphy" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Did you look in the windows.old folder?
> > > >
> > > > "Ali D" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > Any suggestions on how to find it. Have tried everything I can
think of.
>


Right click on the start button and choose..."explore"

then have a look

Have tried this and no sign at all all of windows.old. Any further
suggestions?

"Ali D" wrote:

> Have tried this already and it doesn't come up with anything
>
> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
>
> > Use vista'a Search!
> >
> > "Ali D" wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks - I am maybe being thick but I can't find a windows.old folder - any
> > > suggestions?
> > >
> > > "Mick Murphy" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Did you look in the windows.old folder?
> > > >
> > > > "Ali D" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > Any suggestions on how to find it. Have tried everything I can think of.
> > > > >
> > > > > "philo" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Ali D" <Ali D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:BD9EBE21-5FAD-4FD6-B9F6-67121C383D44@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > > I recently upgraded from XP Media Centre to Vista running on a Dell
> > > > > > Dimension
> > > > > > > E520. Everything seemed to go well apart from all of the persoanl data
> > > > > > files
> > > > > > > and setting for one of three users are "missing". I have tried everything
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > find them but am coming round to the view that they have been deleted
> > > > > > during
> > > > > > > the upgrade. Can anyone suggest anything? Has anyone come across this?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > As long as you did not take the option to format the drive...
> > > > > > your data is still there...it's simply in your former profile.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Once you find the folder...if you can't access it, you will need to take
> > > > > > ownership
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >