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Windows 7 - Heal thyself!

Call me naive, but I've always thought that it should be possible for your average PC user to get themselves out of a PC jam without having to call on the Geek Squad (or their friendly neighborhood uber-geek). Windows 7 has in place mechanisms to help even the most basic of users get their PC back from one of the worst situations that they can find themselves in - a system that won't boot.
By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Contributing Writer
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Uh-oh ... trouble! From here select Launch Startup Repair.

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Things look like a bootup ...

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... still looking like a bootup ...

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...

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Startup Repair kicks in and automatically checks for problems.

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Startup Repair decides to use System Restore to recover the system.

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System Restore kicks in ...

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Done!

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