Restore drive after disk managment converted to logical drive

I would second rindi's comment about GetDataBack.  I've had excellent success with it.  If you haven't written to the drive other than the creation of the new logical drive, you have a good shot at getting files back.

Thanks for the advice.  I think no writing has taken place.  Disk Manager asked if I wanted to format the drive, and I said no, so could not write if I wanted to, I think.

Does the trial GetDataBack show you the files it has recovered?

It just shows you the filenames and directory structures. You have to register it and then you can copy the files it sees from the bad disk to another one. If it doesn't see your files you don't need to buy and register the tool, as then you wouldn't be able to recover them. In that situation your only option is a professional recovery agency like I mentioned earlier on. And those tend to be rather expensive. But their chance of recovery is very high.

Delete you newly created partition and delete that RAW partition as well. Then you can use Undelete Partition process to restore the partitions to original state.
BTW, please take screen shot of Windows Disk Management and post it here. I would like to see how the drive exactly looks now.

Okay, but what is RAW partition, and what is Undelete Partition process?  Thanks.  

BTW, GetDataBack did not get back all the files.  I ended up with about a dozen partitions in step 2.  Some had some of my files, but none had certain files I wanted back.  

I am willing to give Noxcho's suggestion a go tonight.  I will not be able to provide the screenshot till then.

First get me screen shot and then I will give you step by step guide.
RAW partition (I understood it so) is the unformatted partition on HDD.
Undelete Partition is an operation that can be done for example with Backup & Recovery 12 Home www.drive-backup.com on empty unallocated space.

Will Undelete work with B & R 12 Free?

According to this list - no: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/comparison.html
But trial version should work for you as far as I know.

Here is a screen shot of the Disk Manager window.

Well, at least, here it is.
Disk-Manage-Image.bmp

Is this disk 1 you are referencing to? And as I see it contains system partition as well, right?

Disk 1 contained my old G: partition, and the C: partition on Disk 1 is the one I just created that messed up my G: partition.  C: contains nothing.  My system is on F:.

Here is another shot.  The "C:" drive is that little spot between the green unallocated space on Disk 1.  Disk 1 originally had my G: partition sized at around 250 GB, with the rest of Disk 1 unallocated.
Paragaon-screen-shot.bmp

Delete them as I suggested above. Then run the Lost Partition Recovery.

I tried to delete C: first using Paragon Partition Manager, but it had no option for deleting that partition.  Next I used WinXP Disk Manager, and the delete operation would not complete.  I rebooted, and while BIOS sees the drive, WinXP does not see it.  The Paragon product say that there is an input/output error on the drive, and when that message is cancelled, it sees Disks 0, 2, and 3, but not 1.  ???  Thanks.

Looks like the HDDs itself is a mess. What is the model of the drive? Is it seagate or WD? Go to their website and get there HDD test tool for Boot CD. And check the drive. That could be the whole reason of your problem.

It's a WD10EAVS.  Will check.

With several tries, not able to get more than 2/3 done with the Quick Test.  I am inclined to repartition/format the drive with a boot disk.  Will check WD site for that.

If the test does not pass then the drive is useless for you. I would not date to store my data on it. Do yu habe RMA for it? If yes then get it replaced.

I am not giving up yet.  It worked fine until that partition error using DM

Could it serve a role of catalisator that made the drive show covered problems?

Could be.

I included my comment along with the two expert comments because it provides what became the ultimate solution, and it pointed to the Acronis tool for WD drives, as well as the better practice to use Paragon for partition work versus Disk Manager.