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HD failure or Windows 7 failure?
Today my Windows 7 Home Premium started giving me problems. After freezing a couple of times it finally wouldn't start up, directing me to Startup Repair. The Startup Repair it automatically redirected me to would freeze when I got to "System Recovery Options" without allowing me to choose one of the two options there (also not showing any Operating System listed in the middle of that screen).
I tried running the repair computer from the Upgrade DVD by rearranging BIOS and booting from the disc but am having the same issue--can't get past this "System Recovery Options step.
I am wondering if it's my hard drive or some corruption of Windows that just needs a reinstall. Of course in my infinite wisdom I haven't backed up data and have many GBs of pics and vids of the new baby. I have two hard drives in the computer, the second intended to use to back up data so of course it's mostly empty. I was wondering if I could do a reinstall of Windows 7 on the second drive and would I then be able to go access the first drive and rescue the pictures there?
Any help would be huge. I am a total amateur at this.
Thanks,
Justin