Alright .....this is kinda weird , Everything from the "my documents" folder got deleted . It is now completely empty . I have tried file recovery programs (like pc inspector) and under normal circumstances it works ,but now it does not ,there is no history of anything being deleted ,its just like it never existed .I really need help


thank you in advanceDavid,

Please answer a few questions...

Is your computer connected to the Internet or to a network?

Does anyone else have access to your computer?

What operating system are you USING?

Are the documents missing from the My Documents folder of your user account or from the shared documents folder?

Did you create a new user account for yourself?internet

no

windows ME

user accnt

noNo ,its my own personal computer NOBODY uses it but metry this type scanreg/restore after the msdos prompt....and chiose the last good cab file......answer yes to the splash screen.........they may come backThanks for the advice but unfortunately the files didn't come back .Oh well.........David:

I'm guessing that either you have been hacked and someone making a connection to your computer over the Internet deleted your files, or your hard drive is starting to go bad and your documents have been corrupted.  

To check if your hard drive is going bad, boot to Safe Mode, click Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > ScanDisk.  In the ScanDisk utility, select drive C as the drive you want to check and select the options to do a thorough scan and automatically fix errors.  Then click the Advanced button and select choose the OPTION to display a summary of what ScanDisk fixes.  If the tool finds many bad sectors, your hard drive is about to die and should be replaced soon.  

If you suspect you've been hacked, consider installing a software firewall.  There are many good ones available to download (some that are free):

http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?qt=firewall&tg=dl-2001&search.x=30&search.y=2

My favorite, which i used daily when i had Windows Me,  is ZoneAlarm:

http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

But there are other good ones as well:

http://www.google.com/search?biw=745&hl=en&q=free+firewall+&btnG=Google+Search

Regards,
Doc


Well come to think of it ,I was trying to uninstall a program in the my documents folder (from the add/remove programs in the control panel) and i got a message that said that the folder or drive wasent found or mightve been moved (something along those lines i dont exactly remember) . Could this be a sign that i was hacked ,and if i was is there any ways to actually recover the files (or is that impossible?)
by the way i restarted my computer to try and fix the problem  and thats when everyting got deletedDavid:

Well, malicious software (like a Trojan Horse) may also delete files or folders.  The program you installed may have been one of these.  What was the name of the program you were trying to uninstall?

The program is called hyper snapdx ,but im sure that it didnt have any viruses because i have virus protection (that UPDATES itself everyday) and it wouldve told me about the infectionLog in as Administrator and have a look.Try searching for *.doc on you computer just in case you moved them by accident or with out knowing.go to the msdos prompt C:\>windows and type this after it.......dir / c/ s /p  no luck ,im so frustrated!!!!!!!!There is a lot of 'frustrated' getting AROUND at the moment.