Trying to restore laptop..wouldn't boot this morning..

[TareyWolf]

I tried the above remedies with no luck... So i did a clean install on another drive, keeping this one for data retrieval once i get my key programs reloaded.

Glad i did save the original drive as win7 insisted on all generic drivers. This saved a lot of time.

Thanks all for your efforts and expertise.

 

[seavixen32]

You're very welcome TareyWolf.

As inconvenient as it is, a clean install is often the quickest way to solve an unsurmountable problem.

Thanks for the update too.