the office, links in the menu start, documents and records HAVE SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED!

something has went seriously wrong on this dell inspirion laptop computer that is running windows xp. a second all is fine and things are as they are usually... the next ssecond office is empty all of a sudden, the only thing that is listed in the start menu is a link to internet explore and files, etc. of My Documents (umong all other institutions) are EMPTY! I tried to run a system restore, but happening wuldnt page "confirm the restore point. then all of a sudden I started to receive alerts for something like disk space is low or something like that, and that there was "failure of hard drive" and the other along these same lines... WHAT THE * HAPPENED AND WHAT THE * SHOULD I DO TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM? * !! Please oh please that there is somebody there who can help me to understand this! because I'm totally baffled!

Hello

· You have security software installed on the computer?

· Were there any changes made on the computer before the show?

Check is it y of error codes and error message appears in Event Viewer: how to view and manage the event logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427

Try the following steps:

1. online virus scanner and check if any malware or virus detected on the computer activity. You can run the scan for viruses online from the link below: http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

NOTE: Make sure that you select the correct version of the operating system before downloading the scanner)

Follow the steps from the link: Troubleshooting for problems when you try to use the System Restore tool in Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302796

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