Music Banter - View Single Post - The Official Computer Tech Support Thread
View Single Post
Old 04-25-2013, 08:21 AM   #1265 (permalink)
Plankton
Just Keep Swimming...
 
Plankton's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: See signature...
Posts: 7,765
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparky View Post
my windows 7 just got a blue screen of death a few minutes ago and i lost all my files. Does anyone know why this may have happened? it was just a single blue screen, not repeated. I didn't install any new drivers or software, or any new downloads recently. My computer was not overheating. I believe i'm computer saavy enough to notice if i have any malware or viruses and i don't think i did. I've never had a blue screen that completely wiped my system,
Sounds like a hardware issue.

If you want to get your files back (assuming your HD isn't fried), get a USB to IDE/SATA adapter, pull the HD out of the bad PC, and hook it up to a working PC. I've done this quite a few times over the years.
__________________
See location...
Plankton is offline   Reply With Quote