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[kpassmore1974]

Try reformatting it  

[Vamps]

Thanks TB, will take it in tomorrow to a repair place. Thanks for your help.
Using daughters Notebook, bloomin small

[KillerWatt]

If it's failing to start in Safe Mode, you are not on your way to going down the recovery route just yet.

Do you have a Windows Vista DVD to hand?
If so, it's relatively easy to sort.

If you don't, I can provide you with one (quite legally) and you can fix from that.

[Vamps]

Try reformatting it  

What does that mean......??

[tmx]

dont reformat it just yet Vamps youll loose the lot

theres a few options

1. as Killerwatt has said use the Windows Advanced System Recovery Console

or

2. try using your laptops inbuilt restore package youll have to sniff around the options list but on some of them you can rebuild the machine whilst keeping all your old data

to start the inbuilt recovery its usually on the bios screen and is usually F10 but sometimes its F11  or F12

[Vamps]

All quite complicated. Went back on to F8 and tried option that said something like start from last sucessfull start, or something like that. Looks like it has fired up OK, just going to try it now.
Would it be a good idea to log off and then start it up again to see?

[Vamps]

Running AVG at the moment, see what happens

[tmx]

ahh a nice simple fix then

[Vamps]

ahh a nice simple fix then

Panic over, I hope, now i really must back up all my photos and  other stuff  was more worried about this then going an getting another computer  TB did warn me ages ago to keep things backed up...

[miggcddave]

well done vamps good bit of IT work

[KillerWatt]

2. try using your laptops inbuilt restore package youll have to sniff around the options list but on some of them you can rebuild the machine whilst keeping all your old data

I'd love to know what computers you have encountered that let you keep your existing data when running the inbuilt recovery process, because as soon as you invoke that, you flatten it back to day one (at least, every single one I have worked on does that).

All quite complicated. Went back on to F8 and tried option that said something like start from last sucessfull start, or something like that. Looks like it has fired up OK, just going to try it now.

You mean "Last known good configuration"....and if it has started from that, I'd be backing any personal crap up right now as you have had a lucky escape.

[Darth Loo-knee]

You'd better call the Sledge Hammer  

[KillerWatt]

Panic over, I hope, now i really must back up all my photos and  other stuff  was more worried about this then going an getting another computer  TB did warn me ages ago to keep things backed up...

Now you know why I run a "crappy" and "way overpriced for home use" NAS box

[Vamps]

Thanks for all the help and advice, well most of it anyway  OOF strikes again........

[Gareth Lewis]

ahh a nice simple fix then

Panic over, I hope, now i really must back up all my photos and  other stuff  was more worried about this then going an getting another computer  TB did warn me ages ago to keep things backed up...

Vamps

If you need somewhere to temporarily back up your files to (in case you have another problem) we have a couple of dedicated servers you could store them on until you get sorted with an external hard drive or similar.

pm me if you would like to and I'll give you the FTP addresses (and instructions on how to do it if necessary).

Gareth