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Hard Disk Failure Help
Hi All!
I have a SONY VAIO and recently I managed to drop my laptop and I think I damaged my hard disk.
Now when I try to log on, my computer screen gets to the Starting Windows screen, but no logo and then automatically restarts. It will not start in Safe Mode in any of the three options (just kind of sits in the loading windows files screen and then restarts.)
Trying to start from last good configuration does not work.
Right now, I've obtained a windows 7 professional installation disk, and I can boot from disk up until the screen where it says install windows? I choose "repair my computer" on that screen and the window disappears, leaving me with the standard windows 7 blue screen in the background and my cursor.
I just really want to move my files to a different hard drive. Is it impossible without sending it to an expensive data recovery place?
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you!