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MS Office Forum / Excel / New Users / March 2005PERSONAL.XLS is gone after upgrade to WinXP
After being upgraded to Windows XP Pro, my PERSONAL.XLS is gone. I have searched my entire HD (including hidden and system files), but it is gone. This was a Win2K Pro PC prior to the upgrade, and using Office 2003 Pro. This is a 2-fold query: 1) What is causing this file to be deleted? The only thing that changed was the OS, MS Office is still 2003. 2) Is the file backed up anywhere during the OS Upgrade? Use windows find and search for hidden files also.  SignatureDon Guillett SalesAid Software donaldb@281.com > After being upgraded to Windows XP Pro, my PERSONAL.XLS is gone. I have > searched my entire HD (including hidden and system files), but it is gone. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > 2) Is the file backed up anywhere during the OS Upgrade? He said he did that Don. > Use windows find and search for hidden files also. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> 2) Is the file backed up anywhere during the OS Upgrade? Depends how the machine was upgraded. If the OS was upgraded over the top of the existing OS then i would have expected all user created files (of which personal.xls is one) to have remained the same. If however you have had your machine 're-imaged' (and if you are part of a large company then that is likely) then they will likely have blown away everything on your hard drive and replaced it with the new image, in which case it is gone. See if IT backed up your existing image anywhere when they upgraded you. SignatureRegards Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > After being upgraded to Windows XP Pro, my PERSONAL.XLS is gone. I have > searched my entire HD (including hidden and system files), but it is gone. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > 2) Is the file backed up anywhere during the OS Upgrade? In addition to just a backed up image, check your IT department to see if local files are also being backed up. We back up certain users to tape here so you may have the same setup and not realize it. > Depends how the machine was upgraded. If the OS was upgraded over the top > of the existing OS then i would have expected all user created files (of [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> >> 2) Is the file backed up anywhere during the OS Upgrade? |
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