Did you try booting to the bios to check things out? In there make sure boot from cd is first in line, and use the cd that came with the laptop, if you have it. If that doesn't work, you can find tools that you can burn to a cd on another PC and use to check and try and restore the HD.

Right. It's running on the IE Java plugin.

That sounds brutal.

You just need a mini screwdriver set to open up your laptop. Try removing the battery, then hold the power button to remove any residual power, then take out the HDD and put it back in, then put battery back in and try it.

Plan B) replace laptop hdd.

Wow ok that's bad.

Have you been able to perform a Repair? Does the boot screen appear? Is the HDD recognized?

If the boot menu (F8) doesn't appear or Windows doesn't attempt a repair, then you may have MBR virus.

I would download Windows Defender, burn it to an ISO and than attempt to boot using it. You can download it here:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/what-is-windows-defender-offline


You can download a legal copy of Windows 7 via the Internet, just use this link:

http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-from-digital-river/

You MUST have a valid Windows 7 license key for the product you've downloaded. So, if your Windows 7 laptop had Home Premium 64-bit you can ONLY install Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Burn it to ISO, install Windows 7. You may also want to download your drivers from your laptop manufacturer so you have those ready to go.

Considering purchasing HitMan Pro for your AV/AM needs. While I don't use HitMan Pro for my daily AV/AM, I do use it to fix other peoples computers and it's a powerful AV/AM utility. I do, however us Microsoft Security Essentials and haven't had a single infection. Then again, I use Internet Explorer as my browser.

Yes I have booted into the bios and it does not show my hdds anymore. Only option is to boot from cd/dvd - I am in the process of getting a repair disk of some sort for it.

Yeah I need to get me one of those mini screwdrivers to put out the hdd. I was hoping I could get to the motherboard to reset it with the jumper, not sure if a laptop is the same as a desktop in that regards?

The Boot screen does not display. It advises to enter a dvd/cd and press enter to boot. I enter an old OEM copy of windows I have (yes I have a valid key for the laptop) and it repeats process. In the bios it does not even recognize the HDDs so it is more than likely a MBR virus

I can honestly say I did not know I could run defender when unable to boot. Thank you for your tips and links. I do have a valid windows key with my laptop so that is not a problem.

What is weird is I have MS Security Essentials / AVG  and Malwarebytes but neither found anything until 5 seconds before it all died. From what I witnessed they discovered my java plugin was a threat but before I had a chance to disable it the laptop was toast lol

Thanks again for your links/tips

Check your BIOS and determine if your SATA setting is set for 'On-Chip SATA' or 'Compatibility'.  Windows will need it to be in Compatability mode.  Were you running RAID (two SATA drives)?  If so, you may need to obtain a driver in order to see the RAID array.

Otherwise, you may have a HDD failure.

Jawas are very vulnerable creatures, especially against precise shots of the Imperial Stormtroopers.