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Windows 7 fails to start, startup repair and safe mode don't work
Hi!
A few days ago, when I turned on my laptop, it said "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause." I tried solving the problem via installation disc and Repair your computer, but Startup repair doesn't seem to do anything (ran it twice), System restore can't find a point from which to restore and Refresh your PC also doesn't do anything. By the way, every operation in Repair your computer takes really long, about one or two hours.
Also, I can't get into safe mode as pressing the f8 (or f5) button ends in beeping and command prompt starts with x:\sources instead of c:\windows so safeboot minimal/network doesn't work.
I've also tried using explorer.exe to copy the most urgent files to usb flash drive but it doesn't show the files from c:.
Any ideas?
Thanks and best regards.