"Steven Tan" <stevenlin_99********.com.sg> wrote in message
news:900FEF43-A921-4CEC-B081-8D5D3DFEFE27@microsoft.com...
> I am using Windows XP SP3 with MS Office 2003 installed.Lately I
> reformated
> my HD but forget to backup my Outlook pst. data.Again I do a second time
> reformat on the same day due to the unstablity of the system.
> Now I am very sad that my pst. data was unable to recover even I use 3rd
> party software 'Recover My Files' to do it.
> Please kindly assist me to have my pst.data recovered.Thank you.

Unless you have a previous backup it's GONE. For EVER. PERIOD. What do you
think "formatting" the HDD does?