totomo Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I ran disc cleanup to free up approx 8 GB on my laptop. This included disc compression. Then I defragged. When I logged on two days later, my wallpaper was gone, and my games file was empty. I don't know what else is missing as of yet. Is there a way to recover or restore from disc cleanup? I tried the restore function, but it kept telling me it could not restore from anytime in the past week's restore points....I do not have a Windows XP Professional CD as my laptop came with Windows installed and my other copy of Windows CD is for my home computer and is the home version. I could not find a repair utility on the laptop, either. I think the disc cleaner wiped out those files, too! Help!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I am very sorry that I can't help on this one, but there are TWO important lessons learnt here. NEVER buy a computer which does not include an installation disc, and the other one is to have a plug in hard drive on which to keep regular back ups of a mirror image of your computer. Acronis is a favourite of many on this forum. Best of luck, and I hope that someone CAN help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totomo Posted October 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Thank you, Andsome,I have Acronis on my desktop, and I have Windows Home edition on it, along with the disk, but the laptop isn't used that much...My son-in-law said he might have a copy of Windows pro I can use to repair. I just did not think disk cleanup would have this effect! I have stayed away from registry cleaners just for this reason...Just can't win......dw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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