W7's rather unpleasant teeth.
I thought it must be me. W7 seemed so perfect, for me to accuse it of wreaking havoc on other physical drives, was a bit like a plumber telling a neuro-surgeon that he was prodding at the wrong synapse. But today my fears were, not proved, but at least substantiated.
A young pal, who earns his bread with the hi-end kit in his home, has just had the same highly destructive occurrence. He has built his own systems for years and has been keen on testing beta Windows for nearly as much time. W7 got him in just the way it got me.
At some time after the installation, W7 looked at his other drives and decided to...well, do something. He lost about half the data on the old drive.
Going back a bit, I'm sure that W7 tidied away that explorer.exe that I've mentioned before, and now, many weeks later, I think that it's taken away the photo-scanner installation that worked so well. The folder is there, but it's just plain empty.
On OS with a malevolent spirit in it, or just plain finger trouble? The case for the prosecution is becoming stronger.
R