Data Recovery???

So I screwed up the registrty which required me to apply an image. My image was actually a HD clone. My current PC had 2 HD. One was used just for extra storage so I thought I would apply my image to it, then pull what info I wanted off the other. So I started my image using Acronis 11. It rebooted and got to step 3 where it is suppose to start the writing. It was at this step for like 20 seconds. Completed % was at 0%. I realized I had the wrong HD plugged in tto image to. SO I pulled the power cord at of the back to stop it. I rebooted and it did not see the drive I needed to get the info from.It is a 80GHD so I know it didn't erase it all in 15 seconds. Is there anything I can do short of sending it off to get the data removed for me. Please help. Thanks

 

Sorry, Windows XP. Second drive does not show up under My Computer.

 

I responded to your other thread: http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=157780
It's generally best to have only one thread per problem. Having 2 or more threads for one problem (even if the threads are in different forums) confuses those who try to help, and ends up confusing you too as you get different suggestions from different people in the different forums.

(if a forum mod could please close this one, and leave the one linked to above open, I'd really appreciate it )

 

I knew better but I was in a state of panic. THe drive has 1.5 years of my children's live's on it in pictures. I wanted to get to as many people as I could as quickly as possible. This will teach me to keep better updates and backups on them. I sure hope it works. Thanks again.

Anyone else, please refer to same thread but under software:

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=157780