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If she had a dead processor, I doubt her computer would even be starting. Dead or damaged HDD/Data sounds more likely.
My guess would be that her fan started conking out and the overheating screwed up her HD.
I'd start off by opening the case and checking all connections(Make sure to be properly grounded when doing this, of course, don't want to accidentially short out even more things.), making sure everything is in it's slot. Even going so far as to jiggle all the jacks in the back to make sure they were properly in. After that, blow out and clean out any dust in there.
Afterwards, I'd pop out the OS HDD and find someone willing to let me drop it in their computer. If it boots there, or at least gets farther than with my own computer, I'd know that the HDD was unlikely to be the real source of all the crap.
Even if the HDD turns out to be toast, I'd also consider a new PSU and processor, just to avoid frying my next HDD in short order.
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