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If it comes to doing a re-install, your previous system files will be saved in a file called windows.old This will contain all of your user data and program files. So even if you have to do an install you should still not loose your files.
Dont worry, we'll get to the bottom of this
Edit: Thanks Lordbob
If you have access to another PC, you can recover your files by opening both cases, removing the hard drive from the non-bootable system, and connecting it to the bootable system. You should be able to connect it to the motherboard using a SATA cable and most power supplies have extra power connectors for adding drives.
Now, when you boot up, the moved hard drive should show up on the bootable system as drive E: or F: or whatever. Copy whatever files you want off of it to the bootable system or to a usb drive or burn them to CD or DVD.
You shouldn't need anything but a screwdriver and a SATA cable (which you can temporarily pull out of the unbootable system).
Once you have all your files copied over to the bootable system, put the drive back into the unbootable system and do a clean install.
Yeah, I am not sure if the computer he is posting from is a desktop or another laptop
Off topic....There are 6 Members looking at this post right now. You guys rock
Edit: Additional info.... I didnt want to post to much. So I am editing here.
I think frankfries is at work and cant do the instructions yet.
Frankfries, please post when you have tried to get into safe mode or if you need help with it.
You guys hve been so helpful thanks so much! So here is a little update via my iPhone(pardon my spelling errors).
So I tried doing the f8 safe mode... Didn't work
I also tried the startup repair... Didn't work either
fortunetly being that I have a lenovo, I have my one key recovery button. I am curently in the proxcess of backing up all my files into my external.
After that I plan on doing a system restore but if that fails I will jar to reformat I believe