Can't get past fatal error page

Help! I am getting this message:
windows failed to start. a recent hardware or software change might be
the cause. If windows files have been damaged or configured incorrectly,
startup repair can help diagonose and fix the problem. Launch Startup
Repair (reccommended) .However, it will not let me hit enter. When I do
it just cycles through the same screen about 6 times each time saying
that Start Up repair will start automatically in 32 seconds. Which it
isn't. Then the computer shuts down. Help! This has been going on for 24
hours, and of course the irony is that the "updates," were ones that I
had nothing to do with, they were the kind that shuts your computer down
against your will. I'm at my wits end....


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molly351
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Tap the F8 key about 2 times a second during the last part of the POST (or
splash screen) just before Vista starts. I would try 'Last known good'
first. If that doesn't work, use the System Restore option to go back to a
point before the updates. Good luck.


"molly351" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Help! I am getting this message:
> windows failed to start. a recent hardware or software change might be
> the cause. If windows files have been damaged or configured incorrectly,
> startup repair can help diagonose and fix the problem. Launch Startup
> Repair (reccommended) .However, it will not let me hit enter. When I do
> it just cycles through the same screen about 6 times each time saying
> that Start Up repair will start automatically in 32 seconds. Which it
> isn't. Then the computer shuts down. Help! This has been going on for 24
> hours, and of course the irony is that the "updates," were ones that I
> had nothing to do with, they were the kind that shuts your computer down
> against your will. I'm at my wits end....
>
>
> --
> molly351
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>