John: not all of these so-called data recovery experts are the same. We found a good outfit through our Microsoft consultants and they were able to recover all the information off a critical hard drive that failed on our server. (Like you we found no shortage of so-called experts who could not do squat). My partner at work is the guru in this area and if you need a referral let me know (e-mail above, work # is (845) 651-4141.