Recuva (pronounced “recover”) is a freeware utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Windows Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or other devices. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses!

Recuva is fully tried and tested with Windows 98/2000/XP/2003/Vista.

Features:

• Recuva can recover files that have been deleted. It will tell you the Filename, Path, Size, Last Modified, State (recoverable or not), and Comment (weither the file has been overwritten or not). It even has a search feature (Find) to find files you are looking for.
• Portability: Recuva can run from a USB thumbdrive and be installed/run on a computer without a complicated setup process.
• High Security: For the super cautious users we also offer secure file erasing. By overwriting the files before deleting them, making it impossible to recover the data.
• Wizard: For even the most novice users, there is a Wizard menu that will help you recover your files with just a few clicks of the mouse.

You may download Recuva From Official Download Link.

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Recently Microsoft released their Internet Explorer 8. Rumors said Internet Explorer 8 is available for free and previous Internet Explorer can have or upgrade their browser without having to spend a dime. However there is some reason and issues you have to take care before upgrading or installing the new Internet Explorer 8.

Yahoo News reported that,

Microsoft warned developers preparing to download the new Beta 2 release of Internet Explorer 8 that under certain conditions those who have already installed IE8 Beta 1 cannot revert to older iterations of the browser.
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For Windows XP users with IE8 Beta 1 already installed, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and IE8 Beta 2 would become permanent, said Jane Maliouta, the deployment product manager for IE8 at Microsoft. “You will still be able to upgrade to later IE8 builds as they become available, but you won’t be able to uninstall them,” she said. Read the rest of this entry »

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