somehow my computer lost all its files and pictures..everything! i had used it in the morning for a lil bit and it had frozen on me so i shut it down from behind like i have always done. and then it started up funny and when it loaded all my files were gone. it was like i had gotten a new computer. i dont know what happened, but i cried for like 10 minutes straight because i lost ALL my pictures and all my files..everything!

Do you have any friends that could take a look at it to try and recover your files for you? That sort of thing is a lot easier to do in person.

i do, but they cant seem to do it.

So if you browse to C:Users (or C:Documents and Settings), can you see any files from your old user account?

[b]serfofChrist92 wrote:[/b] [quote]So if you browse to C:Users (or C:Documents and Settings), can you see any files from your old user account?[/quote] nope. its completly gone. it's like the whole system was wiped out.

Do you still have an operating system on the computer (Windows, Mac OSX, etc)?

uhhh...i have windows.

[b]DragonRider1 wrote:[/b] [quote]uhhh...i have windows.[/quote] Okay, well if the Operating System is still there, then all the information from the hard drive isn't gone. You have (roughly) two possibilities: either you managed to get yourself a pretty hardcore virus, or Windows screwed up somehow. Given Windows' track record...it wouldn't surprise me one bit. If you get a chance or you have a friend who knows how (if you don't feel comfortable), try running a Live Disk using Ubuntu (or some equivalent) and mount your hard drive from inside there, and see if you can access your files.

[b]MisterNathan wrote:[/b] [quote][b]DragonRider1 wrote:[/b] [quote]uhhh...i have windows.[/quote] Okay, well if the Operating System is still there, then all the information from the hard drive isn't gone. You have (roughly) two possibilities: either you managed to get yourself a pretty hardcore virus, or Windows screwed up somehow. Given Windows' track record...it wouldn't surprise me one bit. If you get a chance or you have a friend who knows how (if you don't feel comfortable), try running a Live Disk using Ubuntu (or some equivalent) and mount your hard drive from inside there, and see if you can access your files.[/quote] i think that i got a hardcore virus. it wont let me open up anything other than internet.

Well, Ubuntu would bypass that as everything would run from a CD. Even if you had a virus, it shouldn't stop Ubuntu. http://www.ubuntu.com/GetUbuntu/download