[Namie]

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Originally Posted by extitude

I would borrow another hard drive if you do not have one ,and try to recover your files first.Then I would try to boot in safe mode then try to boot from cd.I hope you have run a 'chkdsk" from your command prompt .
Good luck and keep us posted please.

I tried chkdsk but still no luck. (it didn't seem to find any errors either) Backing up files takes forever in SAFE MODE, to navigate at least, because it doesn't install the graphic drivers so it's really sluggish.

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Originally Posted by Blitzkreig75

Ok, let's hope you can get the drop-down menu when right-clicking on the wallpaper. Here's some suggestions you may or may not have already tried using the sub menu from the right-click:

Check to make sure the "Show icons on desktop" is checked in the sub menu inder "Arrange icons by..". Try to create "New"-"Shortcut"s to "My Computer". Try to right-click and add/change some icons to see if that can bring one up. Try to "refresh" the desktop. Try running desktop clean-up.

Perhaps do the above in Safe Mode, too.

That'd be the best ways I know of to get to the HDD and try to work from there.