I noticed this issue 1/21/2012 when I was trying to play a movie on the laptop. I know that the week prior, there was no issues because I was able to use Microsoft Word.
Here is the problem:
The laptop turns on, and logs in just fine. The issue starts when trying to open any programs, it simply dosen't work with the exception of IE 64bit.
Not all of the startup programs load up either, including NIS.
It is unable to read any disc; I've tried putting my NIS disc and reinstall, but that didn't work.
I am unable to open links through IE, so I am unable to download anything.
I am hoping that someone would be able to help me find a solution to this problem. I do not want to reformat, because there are over 4 years of pictures and videos saved on the laptop.
The laptop is running Win 7 Home editon 64bit.