Recover Lost Files with File Finder

When looking for a hard drive data recovery utility, there are several capabilities to look for that do not exist in every program. The first issue to address is the need for high memory scanning speed. Most computers in need of data recovery are getting up there in age. That being the case, their processors are what could now be considered slow and their age (i.e. wear and tear from usage) hasn’t made their processors faster or the internal hard disks more smooth in operation. A data retrieval program with the most modern memory scanning technology helps make up for these hardware inadequacies with its own efficiency. If you try to use an outdated recovery tool that scans quite slowly and a tired old computer in combination, you’ll end up having to spend 24 hours to as much as a week just in scanning a moderately sized hard drive. No one can wait that amount of time, and usually older computers lock up long before the scan is complete.

The second factor to consider when choosing a hard drive data recovery utility is how successfully it can find files. There are so many ways to lose data and rarely is the information lost of so little importance that anyone can go on without them. Any undelete software can find deleted files, as there is not a more basic process in all of file retrieval. But, many programs come up short in more difficult types of recovery. Often, files are accidentally deleted or lost and are not discovered as such until long after the data is gone. Usually, new items have been created in the meantime and the old, yet still important information has been overwritten. Overwritten file restoration is essential for any quality software to restore data. Another problem requiring powerful thorough scanning ability is when we reload the Windows operating system and reformat our hard disk, not realizing that all of our old files will be obliterated in the process.

Finally, there is one ability that all but one program is incapable of. That is logic crash disk recovery without removal of the drive. In older programs, when one needed to rescue files trapped inside of a computer displaying the Windows error screen, the internal storage disk had to be removed and connected via cables to a second PC to be used as a “technician” computer. Such a process is far too much for most computer users to deal with. Fortunately, a program has been created to handle crashed drive recovery without handling any hardware. That program is FileFinder. Our software is downloaded as an installation package which allows you to create a special recovery CD/DVD. You then load the disc into your crashed PC and allow it to run its own lightweight Windows operating system which only runs from RAM and the Microprocessor, allowing you to find your files and save them to safe external storage.
In truth, there is only one hard drive data recovery utility that can locate digital information at high speed, find deeply lost files and access crashed disks without a major hassle, FileFinder.

Generally speaking recovering lost or deleted files from a large external drive such as a Western Digital model or a Maxtor hard disk is a fairly simple process. When using a powerful data retrieval tool such as FileFinder, you simply connect the digital storage unit to your computer and load the program. Choose from the drop down menu the drive into which your external disk drive has been connected and press the find files button. A basic search of a large external hard drive when using our software can be done in less than 20 minutes. Of course, this simplicity and this time span apply only to data recovery when using FileFinder.

Lesser quality programs do not have the ability to operate directly from your computer’s RAM and microprocessor. Therefore you can expect them to scan for and recover files on a much slower speed. Most other file recovery programs are so slow that a complete and thorough scan of a 500 GB drive may take up to a full week. Obviously none of us has the time to watch the data scanning process unfold over hundreds of hours. The full power slow scan feature of FileFinder can usually work its way through that same half terabyte hard disk in around 3 hours. In terms of time required that is the worst case scenario. Remember the base quick scan feature of our external hard drive recovery software can usually find your files on a large external model in less than 20 minutes.

Any basic file recovery program can help you if you have simply accidentally deleted a few files such as emails for digital photos from your computer’s hard drive. And that same simple undelete tool is perfect if you deleted images from your digital camera’s memory card but forgot to first download the pictures. Unfortunately this is the limitation built into almost every data recovery utility currently offered. The exception to this limitation of course is FileFinder which will easily assist you in all of those simple file rescue processes. You can use our software for compact flash recovery, Microsoft Word document retrieval and even to find songs deleted accidentally from your iPod.

But when you are dealing with a crashed hard drive those other programs are simply not built to handle the job. FileFinder uses a unique separate operating system to access all of the files for harddrive data recovery. Our application is built on a miniature version of Windows so it is completely compatible with your computer’s microprocessor. The Windows shell will start up your computer and open your harddrive for you even if your version of Windows is no longer working.

Need a great hard drive recovery utility? Don’t waste time with expensive programs that carefully hide the fact that you must download their software onto a spare computer and connect that computer by using cables to your hard disk. FileFinder avoids all the need to dismantle your computer and connect it to another using cables by starting up your computer directly from a CD or DVD. Our software does this by loading onto your computer a special proprietary miniature version of Windows. This mini Windows is powerful enough to start up your computer even if your current Windows operating system has failed.

FileFinder is the perfect hard drive recovery utility for situations where your computer is showing a blue Windows error screen. This screen sometimes called the blue screen of death need not be the end of your desktop or laptop computer. Simply install the recovery disc into your disc drive and restart your computer. FileFinder will start your computer from its short term memory and microprocessor. It will then give you the options of copying all existing files from your computer’s hard disk to a safe external port or searching through all of those drives for any recently deleted files. Once your files are safe and restored you can remove the error screen by reloading your version of Windows.

Most hard drive recovery utilities suffer from one common and major flaw. That failure is that those third party file recovery programs need to be downloaded and operated from a second computer in order to safely and effectively retrieve existing or deleted files from a crashed computer. For the average computer owner dismantling their precious desktop or laptop computer is not really an acceptable option. And even if one were brave enough to make the attempt, the disassembled hard disk still must be connected by means of cables directly to the motherboard of a spare computer setup for the technical process.

A far more reasonable alternative is to use FileFinder. Our software accesses your computer’s files by means of its CD/DVD disc drive. Once you load the recovery disc into your CD/DVD drive, the application will start your computer using its built in Windows operating system. You never need to worry about overwriting files that are stored on your computer’s hard disk because our program does not load using the internal disk. Instead it will start your computer directly from its RAM. RAM being your computer’s short term, live memory. Once FileFinder starts up your computer you can then use the data recovery program to search through your entire hard drive for deleted or existing digital information and any files stored or lost on any digital device connected to your computer. This includes USB flash drives and digital camera memory cards.

If you have attempted to start your PC and found yourself faced with a bright blue error screen this article will be of immense help to you. Most people assume when seeing the Windows fatal error screen that it means their computer has suffered a hard drive crash. The truth of the matter is that your computer, whether it is a desktop or laptop model is probably completely healthy and in perfect condition. The only problem you have is that the Windows files used to run your PC have been damaged. This damage occurs very easily. When using a laptop a simple bump can result in lost information. Laptop computers by virtue of their having built in batteries seldom lose files due to loss of power. But, a desktop PC without a battery backup can easily lose files if power is interrupted during start up or shut down.

The solution in either case is to reload your version of Windows. Reloading Windows does take several hours and will result in your hard disk being reformatted. In this case, reformatted is another way of saying erased. By now you realize that reloading the operating system resulting in erasing of all of your stored files is a problem unto itself. Obviously you must first retrieve all of your stored digital information from your crashed computer before you can reload Windows. This process known as computer hard drive recovery is performed by data recovery service laboratories at a very high price. The cost to find and recover all of the data from a 250 GB hard disk is usually around $1000.00. Fortunately you can avoid this expense and recover your files on your own using FileFinder.

Certainly there can be a great deal of debate as to which is the best hard drive recovery software. Indeed there are over 100 manufacturers of programs designed with the intent of helping you to recover both deleted files and existing files on your computer’s internal drive. The criteria one would use to determine which of these is best are fairly obvious and standardized. Price would certainly be a factor and with the average cost of data recovery software being approximately $100, FileFinder’s $39.95 cost would seem to give our program a distinct advantage. But as in all things price is not an indicator of quality.

Ways to measure the quality of file rescue programs
In data retrieval, product speed is one such indicator. Consider that our application can scan a complete 640 gigabyte hard disk in under a minute and you will realize that it certainly is competitive in this area. Even factoring price and speed combined there still remains one feature that sets FileFinder apart and above every other recovery program. That is its unique Windows OS shell. FileFinder loads on to your computer by means of its CD/DVD disk drive and this miniature version of Windows. This allows the program to operate with no risk of ever overwriting existing data and with no need to piggyback your hard drive on to another computer.

How important are FileFinder’s features when choosing the best hard drive recovery software?

They basically mark the difference between being able to handle any data recovery problem on your own and having to rely on a computer service technician. Using FileFinder for your data recovery problems means that you will pay one 20th the cost of using a service laboratory. Another important factor is time. If you have to remove your PC’s internal disk drive and ship it away to a computer service laboratory, you can expect that desktop or laptop to be out of use for at least one week. That is unless you choose to pay for rush service which basically doubles the cost of getting your files back. Also consider that you have stored on your computer sensitive and personal information. If you do online banking from your PC a service laboratory technician will be able to access and copy all of your financial information such as social security numbers and credit card accounts. Obviously this is not information you want to set loose onto the Internet. Even personal records such as medical information will be available to anyone working on your computer’s hard disk. Once you remove your hard drive and send it away to a laboratory you might as well dismiss all thoughts of maintaining the confidentiality of that information.

Once again we return to our theme of which is the best hard drive recovery software. Obviously the answer to this is that the best suite of software is the one that allows you to most easily perform any file recovery task on your own without assistance or interference from anyone else.

A recent development in harddrive recovery software has now made it possible for anyone, even those with zero technical computer experience to handle their own file rescue. The development is FileFinder, a unique data recovery tool released to the public in 2007. Since its release thousands of people have used our software at home and for business. FileFinder is a great utility for finding deleted digital photos as well as music, videos and even entire applications. The best feature of our application is in its use for hard drive recovery. Anyone who has ever started up their Windows based PC to be stared back at from the screen with a blue or black error message will appreciate the quick and easy solution for hard drive failure that FileFinder offers. This is especially true when one is dealing with a laptop computer where disassembly is not a good option.

When using the installation package you will create a unique recovery disk that loads into any PC by means of its disc drive. This disc contains the data retrieval program mounted on a unique Windows shell. Working in conjunction they allow you to start up a locked or frozen computer and copy from it all stored files. This process obviously clears the way for reloading of your operating system. Once Windows is reloaded to a PC from scratch the computer is basically as good as new. Your important stored files and programs can be reloaded immediately.

Hard drive failure can only be the result of one of two options. Those are physical damage, wear and the motor which rotates the internal disks or the control board directing that motor has failed. Or the files which controlled access to your computer’s hard disk have been damaged. Amazingly the operating system files are stored on the same disk they access. This blocks you from starting Windows and replacing the damaged information. If your hard disk is physically damaged, which we should add is a rare occurrence, you will need to replace that entire drive and in order to recover data from it you will need to at least temporarily restore the drive to functionality.

Remember, hard drive failure due to physical damage occurs in only 1% of all crashed computer situations. All other operation failures are due to software malfunctions specifically in loss of Windows operating system information. The only way to replace these files is to reload your Windows OS. Before doing so, you must use FileFinder to start up your computer and grant you access to all of the data presently stored on your crashed PC. Our program will start your crashed computer without using your operating system. It will then give you the options of copying from your PC any or all files it contains.

Original equipment Maxtor computer hard drives and replacement units are extremely durable and reliable as are Maxtor external models, but no internal disk ever built is immune to a logic crash. In cases where a hard disk fails due to a logic crash, the cause is simply that necessary files used to access that drive have been damaged and are now showing as missing from your computer’s operating system. Whether your hardware is built by Maxtor or Seagate or any other manufacturer, the solution to data recovery will be the same.

Maxtor hard drive recovery is best accomplished with FileFinder. Because better brands of hard drives such as Maxtor are unlikely to fail due to physical and mechanical problems, one should actually assume a logic crash as the cause of their laptop or desktop computers failure to load Windows. The solution in this case is to reload the Windows operating system. Before doing so you must insert the FileFinder recovery disk and use it to access all of the stored files. The included instructions will show you how to easily copy from that storage any folders or files you would like to save.

Hard drive file recovery has recently taken a giant leap forward with the introduction of FileFinder into the marketplace. Prior to the creation of our software, the only way one could retrieve any digital information from a crashed PC that would not start up and load Windows, was to remove that computer’s internal disk and connect it with cables to another PC. On to that second technician PC one would have had to load recovery software. That program could then be used to scan the crashed system and locate on that drive all of the stored data.

Once found, these files including those which were deleted can be saved to safe external storage such as a USB flash drive. While it was and still remains possible to rescue data in this manner, the process itself is rather difficult and above the capabilities of the average computer user. Our application makes hard drive file recovery possible for anyone. All you need to do is burn the special recovery disc with the installation package on any spare PC. You then load that disc into the computer from which you need to retrieve lost data. FileFinder will then start up that computer, give you access to its internal disk and direct you in how to simply copy those files to a safe location.

Recovering lost, damaged or deleted files from external hard disk drives presents a particular set of difficulties. Most external HDDs such as WD book models are connected to your computer by means of a USB port. As a consequence data moving through this connection is somewhat slowed. Because most of these drives are designed as supplemental storage, they are usually quite large in size averaging around 500 GB. This slow connection and large size creates a situation where only the fastest most efficient utilities are viable for external hard drive data recovery. For these reasons we are pleased to recommend to you FileFinder.

FileFinder loads directly onto your computer’s microprocessor RAM. Running directly from what could be termed “live memory” allows our application to search through large hard disks such as Western Digital book drives at a tremendous rate of speed. While many programs for data recovery require days to finish an external HDD scan, ours can usually finish a scan of a 500 GB model in just a few hours. And it should be noted that this is the time for the most thorough and complete scan. A conventional scan of a standard book drive can be completed in less than 30 minutes. Once the program completely scans your HDD, all of the recently deleted and recoverable files will be presented on a neat and orderly list. FileFinder includes a function for automatic sorting of that list, as well as a function for image file preview.

Lately there has been a trend among data recovery service laboratories to try to outbid each other with prices spiraling downward. Even though the average price for any hard disk service is still in the $1000 range these cheap hard drive recovery companies actually advertise prices of around $179.00. The amazing thing is that even at that price, if you engage one of these companies to retrieve lost files on your computer’s internal disk drive, you are still paying far in excess of a fair price. Why is this? The price these companies charge for service is outrageous because the only service they provide is to connect your computer to a working PC and scan your HDD using a powerful data recovery program. If you were to have this program in your possession, you could do the same job yourself in just a few hours.

You might be thinking, yes, but I don’t have the skills or experience to do this.

Using data recovery software requires little or no computer expertise. In fact, if you know how to send an e-mail you can find all of the data from a crashed disk drive. You will of course need a good cheap hard drive recovery utility. Of course we believe the best of these is FileFinder. Our software costs just less than $40.00 and can rescue one file or 100,000 just as easily from any Windows PC. Included with our program are complete easy to follow step by step illustrated instructions to make file recovery incredibly simple. Anyone who has a desktop or laptop computer with a crashed HDD and important information stored on that drive can use FileFinder to retrieve their files in just a few minutes.

Developing an affordable and practical hard disk recovery solution
Years ago when we were developing FileFinder as a cheap hard drive recovery tool, the basic problem we faced was that we knew the average person would find it incredibly difficult to dismantle their PC and by using cables connect their hard disk to the intricate wiring of a second personal computer. In many cases such as when dealing with an expensive laptop computer the very thought of taking apart the unit would be terrifying for the average user. We needed to find a method that enabled any basic PC owner to access all of the files on their internal disk after it had crashed and our software does exactly this. By means of a special file recovery disk that you are able to create on any spare computer FileFinder allows you to start-up a Windows based PC even if the operating system is crashed and will no longer load. Once you use the program to start your PC you can easily copy any desired files out.

Even though the entire process of using our application to rescue files from a crashed hard drive is basically very simple we include with our installation package complete illustrated instructions that will guide you through the procedure. We designed these instructions as a learning process with the idea in mind that even a novice computer user will soon become an expert in retrieving data with a little help from FileFinder.

If you have been looking for a hard drive data recovery program, then stop looking and buy FileFinder. Let us look at the advantages that this software possesses over every other hard disk data recovery tool. To begin with, most software for data retrieval costs from 70 to 200 dollars. Our software costs less than 40 dollars. One might think that cost is not necessarily a factor if one application is better than another. It is certainly true that one is usually better than the other. But the program that is the best is still FileFinder which uses the latest memory scanning technology that allows it to quickly and efficiently look through even the largest hard drives.

Many older programs that sell for as much as ours actually require 10 times as long to scan an equivalent drive. While one might expect to spend an hour or two or three recovering lost files from a large HDD, but no one is prepared to spend 30 continuous hours. So not only is our application less expensive it is also faster. Another significant improvement we made over every other recovery tool is that ours will recognize every currently in-use file extension type there is. So if you are trying to locate digital images or Word documents or even files that you have accidentally deleted from your Windows recycle bin, FileFinder is the program to use.

Crashed hard drive recovery used to be a huge problem. The reason for this was very simple. In the past, when a PC crashed, it usually meant that the drive was physically damaged. In the past we would refer to these drives as fried. This term was use because physical damage to hard drives usually included an overheated control board. In order to rescue the information stored on this damaged hardware it was actually necessary to remove the internal disk and send it off to a data recovery service lab. They then connected a new control board to the drive and proceeded to rescue your files. Hard disks built any time in the last seven years generally do not have such severe physical crash problems. The worst physical problem you are likely to see in an internal disk today is one where the platter which holds embedded magnetic information is a little out of balance and as a result of this often misses effective retrieval of information. This can result in loss of files needed to open the same hard disk and access other records. Many times a crashed PC only involves the loss of a few essential files due to an improper startup or shutdown of the computer.

Both of these situations can be resolved easily using FileFinder. The first step in crashed hard drive recovery is to retrieve from that unit all of your stored files. We do this by loading a special recovery disc into our computer by means of its CD/DVD drive. Once loaded a special version of Windows will start your computer and access even a shaky hard disk. We include with our program simple instructions that will guide you through the process of searching for all of your lost files and copying them to a safe location. Once your files are safe you can reload Windows and test your computer. In most cases reloading Windows is all that is needed to repair a crashed PC.

Using FileFinder for crashed operating system recovery is very easy
We begin by downloading the installation package on to any spare or friend’s PC. Even if your computer is operating partially it is always unwise to download data retrieval software directly to the computer that is affected, as this creates a risk of overwriting the very files you need to save.

Once you download FileFinder to the extra PC the installation package will guide you through a very simple process of burning the recovery disc. That disk can be made in a CD or DVD format. Obviously, if your broken computer does not have the ability to read DVDs you want to make the CD and use that as your recovery disc. Once you have created this disc simply load it into any PC that you need to restore deleted files from or has crashed and will not load Windows. Our software is built upon a special miniature version of Windows and will use that operating system to start your failed computer. Once your PC starts up you can use the self contained OS to rescue the contents of your failed hard disk. This is the basis of crashed hard drive recovery. Once your files are safely stored elsewhere, this should be any type of external drive. Then you are free to reload your Windows operating system and place your desktop or laptop computer back into its original working condition.

There are hundreds of companies on the Internet selling software supposedly designed to scan for files in hard drives. And, it should be noted most of these will work… Provided you know precisely how to use them. Most hard drive data recovery tools require that you download the program onto a separate PC other than the one from which you hope to rescue data. You must then partially dismantle this computer and by means of a cable connected to the hard disk on which you need to recover information. To do this you must of course completely dismantle your PC. Yes, even if you have merely accidentally deleted one simple Microsoft Word document, you will have to remove your computer’s internal disk and connect it to this other PC.

Unless… You have chosen the superior data recovery tool, FileFinder. Our software differs from every other tool to retrieve lost files in that when using it there is no need for cables, manual connections, or a technician computer. To use FileFinder for all of your file recovery needs you need only create the special recovery disc on any friend’s or associate’s PC, then load that disc into any computer from which you plan to retrieve lost digital information. The application will give you instant access to any files deleted or still existing on your computer. Within seconds the program will scan over your entire PC and create a list of every file. You can then use the built in sort function to separate these files into helpful categories such as audio, video, compressed, etc.

What does hard drive data recovery cost? That is the question that ran through your mind as your worst nightmare just became a reality. Even though you had many opportunities to back up your files, you kept choosing to wait until tomorrow. Unfortunately, that tomorrow did not come.
Now, you need to find a hard disk data retrieval service to fix the problem. There are many of these services available, but which one is right for your computer?
You don’t need to deal with a service that requires you to ship them your PC just so you can wait weeks for them to send it back to you. And you don’t need to take your desktop or laptop to the local Office Supply or computer store to have some inexperienced kid who’s fresh out of high school attempting to fix it. The cost alone of taking your computer in or shipping it to a data recovery company is far too expensive.

FileFinder, the most advanced file recovery tool available today, is a much more economical and reliable means to get your files back. You simply download our installation package to a PC other than the one you wish to recover information from, use the included free CD burner program to create a special recovery disc and load that disk into any other PC on which you want to retrieve data.
Unlike 99% of all file recovery software, with our application you will not have to take apart your computer and hook up your hard drive to another PC to safely find and restore deleted files. Who wants to take the risk of disassembling their computer, when FileFinder is incredibly easy to use and comes with simple to understand instructions? Not only that by using our software your computer stays with you and all of your confidential information is never in view of outsiders.

Why is FileFinder the very best hard drive recovery program in existence?
Yes it is true FileFinder will quickly and efficiently scan even the largest hard disks. And it is also true that our application will locate almost every file type and extension in existence. In fact, our software will search for and find file types it has never seen or catalogued before. Most recovery programs can only scan for code and extensions which have been placed into their software code.

This limits them greatly.

So our program is faster and can do more. But that is not what makes it the best hard drive recovery software ever created. What sets FileFinder apart from every other data retrieval program is that it is built on a unique miniature Windows platform. This allows the program to load directly through your computer’s CD/DVD disc drive and onto your PC’s short term memory or RAM. This unique feature allows anyone, regardless of their level of computer expertise, to start a failed PC and access on it the internally stored files, even if the hard disk has crashed and will not allow Windows to start. This is the feature that makes FileFinder the best disk recovery software in the world.

Hard drive data recovery is typically used to refer to a very expensive process performed by data recovery service labs. These repair stations would dismantle frozen hard disks and either repair them to be used again or repair them temporarily so that the data contained on that magnetic disk could be transferred to another storage device in better condition. Hard disks made in the last five years are incredibly durable. In fact physical failure of the computer hard drive is an extremely rare occurrence. What does happen to an internal drive is that during startup or shutdown a computer’s operating system files are occasionally corrupted. Get enough of these damaged and Windows will not load. Your computer will not start. So not only do you have a problem of being unable to use your PC you are also faced with the difficulty of not being able to access any of your stored files or records.
Now you could remove your internal disk from your desktop or laptop computer and send it off to a service lab. But the average cost to copy out the files on a 250 GB unit is well over $500.00.

Additional options for retrieving your data
There are other alternatives. They are to download onto a working PC a conventional hard drive data recovery program. These cost around $100.00 and require you to install them on the working PC, and connect it by serial cable to the failed component. This system allows you access to your stored files. Once you copy the files out of the failed hardware, you’re free to reload the operating system and put your computer back into service.
The only problem with this system is that you will need to dismantle two PCs and connect them together using serial or parallel ATA cables. It is more than likely that unless you are a PC technician that you don’t even know what these cables are let alone have them in your possession. Why should you? You are a computer user not a repairman.

Is there a practical solution for this problem?
So now we have ruled out two methods for getting important data out of your hard disk. One is too expensive and the other is too complicated.
Luckily there remains a practical and inexpensive hard drive data recovery solution. And that is to use FileFinder. Unlike every other program in existence to scan for and find data our software does not require connection to a second PC. FileFinder loads on to any laptop or desktop computer directly to the CD/DVD drive. The application then starts that computer allowing access to every file stored including files that had been deleted.

Until recently complete hard drive recovery required expensive software and the availability of a complete functional PC with that software downloaded onto it. The hard disk you needed to get back files from had to be removed from the desktop or laptop computer that housed it and directly connected using cables to a working PC. And these connections were not simple USB connects either. No, these connections were either serial or IDE connections spliced directly onto both computers internal busses. Of course to do this the working computer has to be partially dismantled as well. No wonder so many people needing to rescue hard disk data chose to spend hundreds of dollars to have a data recovery service do all of this for them.

Superior data retrieval technology
But today there is a better and far less expensive means of getting your digital information back…

That way is to use FileFinder.
FileFinder is a powerful unique tool for hard drive recovery that utilizes a special Windows shell from which to hold and launch its powerful data recovery systems. Our software loads directly to the RAM of the computer you need to scan by way of a special CD/DVD loaded through the CD drive. The CD is obtained through a separate download on any other PC and the installation package includes an easy to use free burning tool. Just burn the disc and use it again and again on any computer that needs deleted files found or damaged files restored.

Easy hard disk and file recovery without touching your hardware
FileFinder will retrieve lost data from any kind of internal disk as well as any kind of digital storage media. With our program you can choose to restore just a few select files from your PC or copy the entire drive at once to an external location for safekeeping and backup. There are no cables to connect and you won’t need another whole computer to access your lost information. In fact FileFinder will even start up your PC when its Windows operating system has completely failed. And once you have access for hard drive recovery and rescue your important files you can reload Windows onto your computer safely.