I have a compaq computer which the system has become corrupt.

A power cut caused my computer to fail its load.
I was unable to load it from a disk and the only thing I could do was format the partition.
But my files remain hidden... They haven't been removed.
Because using software I had I could see the files they were just unreadable but you could see a file name.

Apparently I need to contact the compaq company and pay for a repair.
Is there a way around this.

Grant

Did you use the factory restore disk to format the partition or a normal Windows Disc?

It didnt come with a factory restore disk...

I used a windows disk and a format software disk...

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