Sorry that the free utility did not pull everything up. If the demo that you are using has indeed found the images then you're on the right track. Keep in mind that you don't want to wait too long because they are degrading. I am actually disappointed that the open-source one did not work out for you and I do apologies. You did find them at least. Now all you have to do is restore them back.

Just so everyone knows. XP System Restore utility is more geared to an OS snapshot and not your filing system. I do recommend that you make regular backups of your drives with either the XP backup utility (Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Backup) or a 3rd party utility. I personally use Norton Ghost to capture the entire drive, but you will need a large external storage unit.

Hope everything works out for you. Best of luck..