@chickenlady
Did you delete the file when you thought you had copied it elsewhere? Do you even know the filename or the extension?

Try searching for part of the filename (on both the laptop (selecting "Local harddrives" in the 'look in' dropdown-menu) and the external hard drive.

If you launched it directly from your browser but didn't save it, it may still be in your browser cache under some weird filename (the location of the browser cache will depend on which browser you are using).

EDIT: System restore only restores the computer's configuration and installed software to an earlier state. It usually doesn't help when finding missing videos (unless it backs up the entire hard drive).
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Wed 13 Aug 2008, 22:03, Reply)