2011-09-29, 01:00 PM
Well, there's a few ways you can go about fixing it.
Firstly and probably the easiest(at least to me) would be that - since you have backups - to go ahead and do a full reinstall.
Another suggestion would still require an installation CD(if you don't have one you could probably download one) and run the repair from the CD instead of the built-in option you reportedly no longer have access to.
Also try clearing all the settings in the BIOS - I'm assuming you can still get to that. The BIOS may be listed as "enter setup" on the first boot screen you see where you hit F2.
Firstly and probably the easiest(at least to me) would be that - since you have backups - to go ahead and do a full reinstall.
Another suggestion would still require an installation CD(if you don't have one you could probably download one) and run the repair from the CD instead of the built-in option you reportedly no longer have access to.
Also try clearing all the settings in the BIOS - I'm assuming you can still get to that. The BIOS may be listed as "enter setup" on the first boot screen you see where you hit F2.