Hard Drive problem (please help)

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Otekki

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I use two hard drives one for my OS (C) and the other for my files (D). When i turned my computer on this morning, the OS loaded and I got to my desktop however, every file and programme would not work, all the icons were the blank ones you get.
My computer was running very slow as it was telling me that every programme that starts up on the D drive could not be found. I managed to look on the D drive and everything is still there allthough none of it works!

Please help, could it be a virus? Its hard to do much as it runs soo slow now. I have tried a system restore with no luck
 
If you can't open IE directly because windows says it cannot find the file, making an html file (it's more or less just plain text hence the renaming) and opening that will indirectly run IE. If it works I think I know what the problem is there and I can tell you how to fix it, I just want to wait to make sure you get rid of what broke it.
 
thanks

Ok thanks will let you know when i get home. Im pretty sure IE is on the C drive so hopefully will run
 
I tried a virus scan with no luck. I booted in safe mode and all the files were there and worked!? but not when i booted normally. I tried a number of things with no luck.
So i booted from my OEM xp disc and tried to format the drive and install winodws on it. It copied the files etc but when it re booted it says 'disk read error' or 'cannot read operating system' has my hard drive broken, even though it worked in safe mode?
 
You're registry probably has problems. When you boot up normally and try to run a program do you get an error like the ones here?
 
Yes sometimes it does, other times it doesnt, it also goes VERY slow. But for some reason I cannot get into windows anymore even if i use my old hard drive with Windows on it, it also wont re install on my newer drive. I appricitate you help so far and hope we can find a resolution
 
If you can boot with the XP cd, go into the recovery console (I think you press r at some point, it will say at the bottom of the screen). From there run chkdsk /p it will probably take a good long time to run
 
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