Recent content by Papa Geno

That sounds good, but this line in the post you linked makes me think otherwise: "You cannot do a repair install at boot or in Safe Mode." Currently I can only access safe mode and the boot menu so that looks like a no go. I have a feeling that accessing windows update and redownloading...

I tried going to an even older restore point and I got this text on the black screen. http://i.imgur.com/3fk3lYZ.jpg Any ideas?

Startup repair said there were no problems. Same with memory diagnostics testing. Can you use a usb drive for Windows recovery? My friends and I don't have CD roms.

Hey guys. So last night I shut down my laptop and it started installing updates. It looks like I didn't plug the ad adapter in, because when I woke up and started my computer it had the atypical shut down screen and asked if I wanted to boot in safe mode. I booted regularly and got the Windows...