Disk Recovery Knowledge Base : General Resource

Whenever I launch Disk Doctors Data Recovery application, I get an error message saying "Failed to IWbemLocator Object”. What does this mean? How can this problem be resolved?

Admin — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:56:00 GMT

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Disk Doctors Data Recovery Software relies on WMI classes offered by Windows, and this error is a result of unavailability of the service which is etiher not present on the local machine or has been disabled.

Go to services section of the OS (Start – Run – type services.msc and press ok) and check for Windows Management Instrumentation service, this is a default service and could be stopped or inactive due to any antivirus or firewall. You would need to enable this service in order to execute the software.

Note : If the os is Windows XP, service pack 2 must be installed on the system.

In case this service is missing on your system Click Start > Run and type in rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection WBEM 132 %windir%\inf\wbemoc.inf You will need the OS setup CD of the same version to install.

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Instructions for Microsoft Windows VISTA users

Admin — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:48:00 GMT

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Instructions for Windows Vista users If you are using Windows Vista, you need to disable User Account Control (UAC) from your Control Panel to run our software "To disable User Account Control (UAC), open your Control Panel and switch to Classic view.

Then open: “User Accounts” Click User account control on or off uncheck UAC and restart your Computer Once UAC is disabled "Disk Doctors" Data Recovery software would run without any problems.

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Recover data from laptop drive.

Admin — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:46:00 GMT

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To recover data from laptop drive when the drive is logically crashed (Recognized by the BIOS).

You need to detach the drive carefully from laptop and then attach the drive to a desktop machine using a 2.5" Notebook / Laptop Drive to 3.5" Desktop IDE Adapter which allows you to connect your laptop drives to your desktop PC.

This adapter allows connecting a laptop IDE Hard Drive (mini 44pin) directly to a desktop IDE cable (40 pin). It has a single piece board design which is easy to attach & detach.

After connecting the adaptor to the drive it loo

Do's and Don't after data loss

Admin — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:45:00 GMT

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If possible, do not save anymore data onto the system after the data in question have been deleted / lost.

Close all applications without saving any data to the disk or other data storage media (if possible).

Switch off the computer.

Think patiently about how data has lost. Try not to panic and quickly restore the data in question as adventurous behavior can lead to even more data loss.

If the data were really lost or deleted then it is advised to use Disk Doctor Data Recovery software to restore them, by attaching the drive to the machine where Disk Doctor Data Recovery software is installed.

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