[Tara McMurry McConnell]

When I turn on my Sony Vaio the Vaio logo appears for about 45 seconds then black screen and operating system not found. I have no idea what to do to get my info off of the computer so that I can do a restore, or if there is a way to do that. I am computer illiterate when it comes to nitty gritty stuff so dumb it down for me please

Thanks,
Tara

Edited by Tara McMurry McConnell, 11 March 2012 - 08:47 PM.

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[rockmilk]

Try a repair install
http://www.sevenforu...ir-install.html
http://www.vistax64....tall-vista.html

[Tara McMurry McConnell]

Try a repair install
http://www.sevenforu...ir-install.html
http://www.vistax64....tall-vista.html

How would I do that if the computer won't boot up?

[rockmilk]

Try a check disk from recovery console here is a link explaining.
http://www.vistax64....isk-chkdsk.html
http://www.bleepingc...ry-environment/

Edited by rockmilk, 12 March 2012 - 08:03 PM.

[rockmilk]

Here this link should help you.Create a live cd and boot from it,to recover your data.
http://www.cgsecurit...TestDisk_Livecd

On the top of the list http://www.bootmed.com/ is the most user friendly.

Edited by rockmilk, 16 March 2012 - 07:47 PM.