My computer has been completely wiped. All folders still remain, including all sub folders in My Documents, but they’re all empty!! Even the folders for my IE favourate places still remain but they are empty. It’s all gone.
I went into add/remove programs & all programs are still listed there but I can’t get into them. There are no icons & all folders are empty.
In the main administrator account, the same has happened but everything in her ‘My documents’ folder (such as photo’s etc) still remains.
I restarted my computer and the old logon screen appeared (instead of the list of usernames you have to type your own username in). In the logon box it had the following message;
“The security logon for this computer is full. Only administrators can logon to fix the problem”
I logged on to the main administrator account (because I couldn’t remember my username) but then when I tried to switch it said “This computer is locked only “main administrator” can unlock this computer”.
I restarted and managed to logon (having retrieved my screen name) and it worked but all folders are still empty. I can’t even use sytem restore because that folder is empty.
No other users can logon at all as they are not administrators, and I still can’t switch users from the main administrator to another administrator – I have to completely log off first.
I tried reinstalling a program from disc but it said it was already installed, I clicked repair but the folder for the program is still empty!
I could get into Microsoft Word Processer when I first restarted because the icon was still in the most recently used programs list on the start menu. That too has now gone.
It seemed the programs are still there, and I can access them through an icon. But because all folders are empty and icons are gone I can’t.
However, other programs who’s icons I have set to permanently remain in the most recently used list I cannot access. A message comes up saying “The file or folder ‘name of file/folder’ that this shortcut rerfers to cannot be found”
What could have caused this and what do I do? I don’t have an XP CD. Please help!!
