This is a notice of pure desperation. Imagine working on your thesis for five years and suddenly it's gone. University librarians and computer techs say it happens more than you might think. You can store it online, in the cloud, on external drives, or with a professional service. When data is this precious, more than one backup method would be a good idea. Link
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Not the brightest bulb on campus...
Chances are, the old hard drive was wiped and a fresh install of Windows 7 was added. That's what I would do.