Well I just got done with "fixing" my computer...Only took from last evening till this morning. My suggestion to everyone out there is this: If you haven't backed-up your system on your computer, please take the time. Yesterday while sweeping, my computer slowed down so I decided to restart. Unfortunately I was unable to load Windows. It gave me five options to start it, but nothing worked. When I called my son who is an IT manager, he asked if I had backed up my system when I bought my laptop two years ago. I usually don't do things that my computer instructs me to do ... like, updates now available, update now?, backup your system, etc., but I actually did take the time to backup my system. Can't believe I actually did this but BOY AM I GLAD I DID!! My son walked me through the steps necessary to fix this thing. After reinstalling Windows, I had to reload "Java", "RealPlayer", "Flash", and "RoboForm." What I mess! But at least I had the back-up disk to do it. So again, just do it. Take the time to backup your system. It'll save you money and aggrevation later down the road.
Jeannie