NT kernal Operating systems don't fail, just hardware... what went the hard disk?
since that is what obviously holds the data.

sounds as if the permissions are fubar

try creating a new administrator account, as you are the administrator, thats a little wierd

try googling for a nt permission repairing program

]heee... 8 years, no loss at all :p
depends how u handle the box you own :)
I'm on pc, f*ck mac :p :D

I back up everything that's really important on CD :D

...and I hate Macs. I have to use them every day in my graphic design 3 class. I prefer my home PC :)

I can't afford to make backups :(
Well there is no way to fix it, I trashed the whole drive, fromated everything and started again, I like this cool new free space :p

Can't afford to make back-ups!

It cost me ?80 for an external 120GB hardrive. I know you can do graphics and programming so you could get that easily in one job. It's not that much if you save up either ;)

- miSt

I do have a job, and make more than enough to buy a computer, and a home theater, but studies are coming first, and have alot saved up for post-University reasons. I have everything covered, don't want to screw up. But good news is, I did get a 10 gig hard drive, going to put backups on it :-p of important stuff that is.

Good good - better to be safe than sorry ;)

I look at it like this - Better be safer* than safe

*If its a real word :p

You should try some data recovery software to get It back I have recovered lots of data for people. Works wonders.