Re: windows xp will not reboot.

Hi Michelle,

With the factory Recovery CD, your pc will be reset to the way it was on day 1 at Sony. So you would lose your data files & documents.

If you have a diskette drive, follow the advice I gave to Quiller.
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Maurice N
MS-MVP Windows (Shell / User), Aumha.net VSOP , DTS-L
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"Heavenly Scent" wrote in message news:86CA3CD6-F890-4966-B3E8-A4C36C90A3FD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Maurice,

I have the same problem as Quiller. I have a Sony Vaio Notebook with
Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system and while I was in the
middle of perfoming a scan disk I lost power to my computer. Now when I
start my computer I get the Microsoft logo followed by the Sony logo and then
I am asked which mode I want to start in. I have selected each mode and each
time I do it it brings me back to the same message.

My computer has a hidden partition with the VAIO Recovery Wizard software
which will allow me to perform a System Recovery however; it says I can loose
everything. Do you know if it is possible to back up everything on my
computer before doing the System Recovery? Is there a way do do a partial
recovery so I dont lose everything?

Thanks,
Michelle
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