i know this sounds like i dont know what im doing, truth be told i rarely do, but i believe my laptop's hdd has been infected with a virus that hides all data from view in the hdd...
i know its not a normal hdd failure because of 3 things:
1) the computer boots just fine, no issues till after log in
2) the tray has programs which have loaded (eg skype etc.etc.)
3)in windows explorer all information is "gone" including the windows and system(32) folders - if it was really gone how did it boot?
anyone have ideas on how to fix this short of flashing the bios and/or swapping the HDD?
i know its not a normal hdd failure because of 3 things:
1) the computer boots just fine, no issues till after log in
2) the tray has programs which have loaded (eg skype etc.etc.)
3)in windows explorer all information is "gone" including the windows and system(32) folders - if it was really gone how did it boot?
anyone have ideas on how to fix this short of flashing the bios and/or swapping the HDD?