Well I know it wasn't you who powered it up, I just said that the mistake was made. She should have known that drying it out with a hairdryer wasn't going to be enough.Uhm, I completely agree with you, however it was not ME who powered it up. It was powered back up by my mom before I knew anything about it happening.
I know that HDD recovery might cost a lot of money, but the money lost in losing the sensitive information on the HDD is more important!
The computer is being taken in this morning. I'll let you guys know what happens...
Read the edit to my previous post....I just don't understand why people don't back up, or triple-back up sensitive data.