Depends on things.....
The files aren't gone, the disk/system has just been told that it can use that space
(the space on the disk where the files are). If you're using the system, it may already have
used that "empty" space for other things. If the files are on a little used drive, they might
still be there. It will take a 3rd party util tho. Do a search for File Undelete, pick the
cheapest one, you might get the files back unless they're been overwritten now.
Can any one retrieving files after deleting from the
recycle bin in win2000