You might waste your time trying to fix it. I'm assuming WindowsXP will have to be re-installed - however, your data should be safe.
If you have more than one computer, then why not stick the hard-drive in another computer and see if you can access it. You can then have a go at trying to find the deleted file - plus you can copy any important data off of the drive.
EDIT:
if doing this then obviously put the drive in as a second one/slave.
If you have more than one computer, then why not stick the hard-drive in another computer and see if you can access it. You can then have a go at trying to find the deleted file - plus you can copy any important data off of the drive.
EDIT:
if doing this then obviously put the drive in as a second one/slave.