How to restore old files on my computer?

How in the old files on my computer?  I have not backed up my computer, I used my original cd to restart my computer.  Not very computer and im afraid im going to this ruin once again.  I really need help looking for photos and videos of my grandchildren that I downloaded on my computer also how my computer to run faster, since the restart he got really slow. It also on windows vista was not downloaded new windows 7 my computer says there is no place to upgrade

Hello

When you reinstall the operating system you wipe the hard drive.

Depending on how you have reinstalled Vista:

Look for a folder windows.old

"How to restore your personal files after performing an installation of Windows Vista or Windows 7"

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/932912

And you can try this free program to try to recover data lost, etc.:

http://www.Piriform.com/Recuva

Other meanings, you will need to contact companies for recovery of data, which are very expensive.

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You don't say how you reinstalled Vista. If he got more slow through this, there is something wrong with you reinstalled how he

You should have removed the older OS installed Vista when reinstalling this new copy of Vista.

Normally, when you reinstall the operating system, your computer will be perform better and run faster still.

Please read this Information Microsoft:

"Optimize Windows Vista for better performance"

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/optimize-Windows-Vista-for-better-performance

See you soon.

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