reformat hard disk
 

My computer got a virus (I think). It was acting crazy
and then it shut down. When I turned it back on it came
up in DOS and gave a message like "hard disk not found."
Can I reformat my hard drive and reload my programs. I
realize that all previous info will be lost, but I'm just
desperate to save my computer at this point.

Any help will be appreciated!
Thanks

reformat hard disk
 

Did it say
' Hard Disk not found'
or
'Operating System not found'
??
The two are very different - with quite different causes/cures

Please repost with the EXACT error message

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or
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"stressed" wrote in message
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My computer got a virus (I think). It was acting crazy
and then it shut down. When I turned it back on it came
up in DOS and gave a message like "hard disk not found."
Can I reformat my hard drive and reload my programs. I
realize that all previous info will be lost, but I'm just
desperate to save my computer at this point.

Any help will be appreciated!
Thanks