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Old June 22nd 04, 05:01 PM
stressed
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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
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Old June 22nd 04, 07:41 PM
Noel Paton
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Default 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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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



 




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