Active File Recovery for Windows is an effective data recovery software tool. This recovers data after formatting or loss of partitions. It will also recover files that have been lost by damage, virus or directory destruction.
Active@ File Recovery Enterprise installation package contains a CD/DVD ISO image that you can burn to get a bootable CD or DVD with a lightweight version of Windows Vista (c) running in RAM (WinPE 2.0). It is the only way to recover your data in the case that your system is not bootable and you cannot attach the damaged Hard Disk Drive to another machine.
After booting from the CD/DVD you will see a Windows environment with Networking, so you can either just recover your data (copy files to a USB drive or Network drive). Many other useful utilities are included besides data recovery utility: Web Browser, File Manager, Terminal Client, Partition Manager, Task Manager, Command Prompt, etc...
This data recovery program supports the FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS file systems and most types of removable drives and media including CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard, Sony memory sticks, Iomega ZIP and JAZ backups. Version 7.1 supports damaged RAID reconstruction.