Windows 7 won't boot!

Just as the title says, Windows 7 won't boot AT ALL. I have no idea what happened. I use this particular computer just for gaming and has been working like a charm. I turned off the computer to take a nap, woke up and turned it on, and Windows won't boot! I'm taken back to the screen which allows me to choose to boot normally or fix the start-up. I've tried using my installation disc to repair the problem, but the computer can't find the OS during the fixing proccess! What could have possible happened after the last shutdown??

Will this require a total re-format? I'd like to explore all other options before using this since it took me five straight days of installing games and patches. I REALLY would hate to go through that again.

Thank you in advance!

Just re-format. It will take you longer in diagnosis.

I've actually just tried to do that. Howver, my setup refuses to go past the language screen. I know that it can't be the disc since I used it to install everything just fine.

Boot a free partition manager , like this one:

Partition Wizard Bootable CD allows user to boot computer directly ...

See what it says about the partitions.

thebigg123 said:

Just re-format. It will take you longer in diagnosis.

Ouch...

Try all the other options first and post back before you try the above... GL :)

I'm giving the partition manager a go.

Alrighty, so, I used the partition manager and noticed that my partition name is *: and not C:. Would that be the problem? Other then that, I can see all my files just fine.

Quick update: I ran the surface test tool and it found one error. How do I go about fixing this? A friend of mine said to put the drive in another ocmputer and set it as a slave, and then to use disc checker on it. Is this wise?