A I really mess up or can I fix?

I got some kind of malware and could not open all programs to find. I tried to start in safe mode, but it said something about the insertion of a recovery disk. I don't have a recovery disc, then I just hit the system recovery. I thing this is F11. I thought it was like the restoration. Minutes later all my stuff was gone. WTF? Now before I flip out, I googled and found programs that claim to be able to recover my files. Is all possibe, or I'm screwed?

And why na not vista tell me that all of my stuff would be gone?

You will need to ask the manufacturer; It's their recovery process.

If you have an installation clean back to factory settings, you normally wiped your hard drive clean during the process.

You can try this program:

http://www.SnapFiles.com/get/Recuva.html

Recuva is a file undeletion tool that allows you to analyze your hard drives or media cards for files that have been deleted or formatted. It presents you a list of files that have been found, as well as an assessment of their potential for recovery, a preview option, and a hex viewer to inspect the content. You can limit your search to files of a certain type (e.g. images, audio etc.) and choose between a quick and a thorough analysis approach. The program also includes a secure deletion option that allows you to permanently delete files that were found while parsing, to avoid any future recoveries.

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Find a windows.old folder, because we don't know exactly how you have installed.

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/933209

How to recover files from an earlier version of Windows in Windows Vista

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If none of the above solves your problem, try data recovery companies.

Be warned: they are $$$

See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

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