evening

my sister has managed somehow to corrupt a XD card in her digital camera.

i need to try and recover the photo's on the XD card (sentimental reasons) if i can. I've tried some of the free "recovery" software which i downloaded from the net, but none of them recognise the the card & cant find anything

does this mean i'm fecked and i cant get the photo's back or is there something that someone can recommend?

any help appreciated,
cheers, Matt