I dont know what to do !!?

first things first ......... am not a techie . so please , all you good souls out there , help is needed .





let me explain ... one of my cousins came with a little gadget in his hand , it was a kind of rectangle shaped thing , he put that inside my USB socket in the front and loaded a couple of movies into that thing from my comp .





Now that after i've personally given my cousin a warm send off and he is way beyond my reach , i find that I CANT ACCESS ANY OF THE DRIVES ( i've 4 drives c: d: e: f: ) When i right click on them i find " ??(o) ????xo " instesd of the regular open you get . My browser's workin fine though .





hope i made myself clear . what do i do .

I dont know what to do !!?
start your computer to safe mode,


restore your system to earlier date, the problem will be solved


it is only coding problem
Reply:your browser has nothing to do with it, but I would try a virus scan because he may have had something malicious on the thumb drive/flash drive(thats the rectangular thingy) that could have infected your PC. BTW don't call the geek squad they are really the Todd Squad!
Reply:Reboot your computer and push whatever will get you into setup. F2 is the one that works on my computer. when you are in setup, check to see if it shows the drives you are missing .they may be disabled . Now restarting it could be an easy fix I would hope. If you have the software for your computer program, you may need to format and reinstall your windows.
Reply:Did your cousin remove the portable drive? If so, restart the computer, he may have left some processes running or something.
Reply:I would restart your computer, for starters. :)
Reply:well, your psychic aren't you? JK





??(o) ????xo -------------- r you sure?





I can't find anything online about that message.





sounds strange to me.





need more info





a screenshot would be great.





also, what are you running XP or VISTA





if your drives where disabled you wouldn't be able to run windows at all





the new H drive must be a reference to the USB drive.





check add and remove programs for portable storage devices programs. remove it.


and the device manager for portable storage devices or Other devices


remove them too.
Reply:i think its time to call the geek squad for help call them at any best buy location
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