Files deleted, can't restore???

Hello all!!!

So this morning when I woke up my computer was all kinds of messed up. It was on the "Windows did not start properly screen" and no matter what I tried windows would not start, it just kept going back to that screen. So I started it up in Safe Mode and tried to run a System Restore, again it took me back to the "Windows did not start blah blah blah..." screen. So I hit F10 and ran a regular system restore.

So when I started it back up I had all my regular programs like Ventrilo, AIM, Winamp etc. , all of those were still on my Desktop but all my Folders containing my pictures (.jpeg's) and my Music (mp3's) were missing, however when I ran a basic search I was able to pull up some pictures and a game (Shaiya), all those files were in good shape and ran perfectly.

However I cannot find everything else. The main files I tried to find were labeled "Music" and "Random" <---- creative huh?

I tried looking in my Documents and Settings under the relabled user names (I believe thats where I found them last time I ran a system restore) and I even tried looking in regedit and I couldn't find them anywhere.

I know they are somewhere on my computer seeing as I was able to pulll up some stuff, but I have ran out of ideas as to where to look.

Annnnd btw I do not have a slave drive so any options using that won't work for me and I reallllly don't want to drop $30+ to pay for my files.

Can anyone help? I'm desperate and I'm missing my life lol.



-Tessa