[Simply Computers] Re: Missing operating system

 

That would normally be good advice, but her laptop reports:

drive c: 40gb, free space 40gb, drive d: 112.gb and
used space 3.12gb.

What I can't imagine is how C: got completely deleted. She says it's a laptop she bought for her daughter to use, about a month ago.

As you know, you cannot delete Windows, nor reformat the drive that Windows is in, while Windows is running.

Not that young people cannot be endlessly creative, but what would such a person have to do to completely wipe their own C: drive, and why?

The computer has neither floppy drive, nor internal CD/DVD, so she would have to what? start the computer from a bootable USB thumbdrive and from there reformat C:?

But why? Possibly an infected thumbdrive that, if left in the computer during boot up, and IF USB is set as first in the Boot Priority, runs a program that completely wipes your C: drive ?

That would be a nasty trick to play on someone.

rogerX

--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, David Ron <david.m.ron@...> wrote:
>
> If there is any sign that there may be a hard drive failure, you should seriously consider backing up EVERYTHING before re-installing or doing any other operation that makes substantial use of the hard drive (thereby increasing the likelihood of total loss of data).
>
> --David
>
>
>
> On 08/29/2011 09:03 PM, Susheel Kumar wrote:
> >
> > Well for this i suggest you to format the the os or it may be a attack of a
> > virus
> >
> > -susheel
> > www.susheelonline.com
> > www.blogentry.in
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 6:49 AM, RogerX19 <helpmeroger@... <mailto:helpmeroger%40earthlink.net>> wrote:
> >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > On first glance, it would appear that the hard drive has died.
> > >
> > > When the computer first boots up, you'll get the MSI logo screen, and a
> > > message to press a certain key to enter Setup.
> > >
> > > Press that key, and when the Setup screens open, look to see if there is a
> > > hard drive listed. If so, you may be able to save it.
> > >
> > > If not, you may need to purchase a new one.
> > >
> > > let us know
> > >
> > > ps .. please tell us what steps you took when you "tried to reformat"
> > >
> > > rogerX
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>, "Mar A. Calica" <marcalica@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Dear all,
> > > > I bought Msi Netbook U135DX with Windows 7 Starter for my dsughter. She's
> > > been using for more than a month i gave her. Now she's complaining the
> > > Operating System is missing.
> > > >
> > > > I tried to reformat but it says "it's unable to creat a new partition or
> > > locate an existing system parition"
> > > >
> > > > Please advise me what's the best thing for me to do.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you so much.
> > > >
> > > > Sent from my iPhone
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> > Susheel Kumar
> > MCA HBTI Kanpur
> > 8400605954
> >
> > http://www.susheelonline.com
> > https://profiles.google.com/susheel1104
> > http://www.mouthshut.com/susheel1104
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