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Originally Posted by revrandy
Hold the start button (where you turn the computer on) down until it shuts off...
then wait a couple of seconds and turn back on..
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ummmm.....NO...that is called a REBOOT!
A backup.... is where you put all of your files like pictures, music and other important documents onto a CD,DVD or an external usb hard drive....so that the information you need is "saved"if your main hard drive quits on you like in this case.
There are also programs you can get that will make a backup of your info with just a click of the mouse and then you can burn it to a CD or DVD or put it on an external hard drive you have.
For the original poster....you can use one of these FREE utilities to see if you can recover the stuff from your hard drive
http://www.sofotex.com/download/PC_U...Data_Recovery/
They also have a section of free backup software to backup your stuff.
http://www.sofotex.com/download/PC_Utilities/Back_Up/