[OT] Free file recovery software from powerquest

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From: Donald MacQueen (dmacq_at_erols.com)
Date: Sun Sep 23 2001 - 14:07:05 EDT

Found this on alt.comp.freeware. i downloaded a copy but have not
tried it yet on a disk from an unused TP.

> Powerquest has discontinued their undelete product, Lost & Found, and
> are making it freely available through Oct 26 2001. You can get it
> here:
>
> http://www.powerquest.com/APC/lf/
>
> or you can bypass the registration page and download it directly:
>
> http://a480.g.akamai.net/7/480/2667/20010703224604/www.powerquest.com
> /apc/lf/lf106.zip
>
> You will also need the registration number mentioned on the webpage
> above: 2453-8301-1114-7465
>
> Also, before you download this program, you should be aware of the
> following drawbacks:
>
> *No support for ATA66/100 controllers. From the readme:
>
> Lost & Found 1.06 does not support ULTRA ATA66 Controllers. We have
> seen some success in working with certain on-the-motherboard
> controllers, however, we can't guarantee any performance. ATA66
> compatible drives are a different matter. We support ATA66
> compatible drives as long as they are connected via a controller
> that Lost & Found supports. This means any standard IDE/ATA or
> UDMA33 controller.
>
> *Must be run from a floppy in pure DOS mode. This means it is
> extremely slow to load. Also, WinNT/2k/XP users will presumably
> need a copy of DOS in order to use it.
>
> *No support for NTFS
> 

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Donald                           

Donald M. MacQueen
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