Windows wont boot up

On turning on a computer starts to boot up but then loops round and starts
again. This also happens in Safe mode. I suspect a file required in the
boot-up process has been corrupted. My first instinct is to reinstall
Windows but I was wondering if there may be a way of avoiding this?

Thanks.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions


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