I was up a couple of nights ago installing some dodgy software when I realised some files had just disappeared into thin air! What's funny about this is that all of the folders are still there - so if I go into my Music folder, I can see 800 subfolders but not ONE file
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stored on a partition other than where Windows is installed are now gone! I
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drive and not other partitions.
Is this not correct?
when I started it and logged on the computer all my files were missing and some of the programs had dissappeared. I checked and made sure I was logged onto my account and not the guest one. I restarted the computer hoping that everything would just be normal again but instead after watching a black screen for 5 minutes got this message:"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:<Windows root>system32hal.dll Please re-install a copy of the above file."
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Spoke to Norton to try a remote scan, but the PC would not let me lower the security settings to allow this - just kept bouncing back to medium security level. Gave the PC to a local "Specialist" who acheived zero. Im sending this on my old PC. I really do need my old files back if possible., rather than just buying a new PC! Ideas please (tailored for a compete non-techie)!! It occured that I could create a system restore point (perhaps on an external hard drive) and then start playing in the registry, but am a complete PC moron so am rather (very, actually) nervous about that.
i have a problem with i assume windows xp when i switched on all the writing has disapeared on my files in my files even on explorer but these type of open windows are ok
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fro no known reason my sound has disappeared. I am running Dell, xp home dimension 3000 machine. I have gone to the control panel, opened sound and audio devices. The boxes are all gray on the sound tab so unable to access anything.
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