Everything on my computer suddenly shows a 7-Zip logo and windows will not open any files or programs at all, including system restore..! Nothing on the computer will open and I do not know how I can restore windows to the default settings.. Can anyone help..? Thanks so much..

Hi Chief Coder,1. Did you make any changes prior to the issue?We recommend you to start your computer in safe mode and try restoring the computer to an earlier time. To do this, try these steps.Step 1: Start your computer in safe mode a. See A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XPb. From advanced boot options menu, select safe mode and hit enter.Step 2: Restore the computer in safe modea. See How to restore Windows XP to a previous stateb. Once you've restored the computer, restart the computer and check the difference.Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.