ACK! Computer help please!!

[Libby Pritchett]

I'm on dh's laptop right now posthing this because my computer is dead dead dead this morning. When I turn it on, it goes straight to a black screen with a cursor blinking in the corner. I can't do anything at all. No Windows, no anything...

So, I have to ask... is this what happens when a hard drive crashes? Can you think of anything else it could be?

If it IS my hard drive, what do I do? I've got all my personal files backed up on Mozy, so that parts easy enough. It's going to be a real pain in the butt to fix everything else though, isn't it???

Please, someone give me some good news...