Greetings.
This morning when I decided to restart my Computer it ran some sort of check/test.(Something about checking a disk for consistency)
Afterwords I was left with a blank screen and a cursor. I waited a bit before growing impatient and restarting it again.(That was probably a mistake.)
This time I was greated with this message:
Windows Error recovery
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 dignose and fix the problem. If power was interrupted during startup, choose start windows normally.
(Use the arrow keys to hilight your choise.)
Launch Startup Reapair (recomended)
Start Windows Normally
Seconds until the highlited choise will be selected automaticaly: xx
Description: xx
Starting windows normally eventually brings me back to the same message.
Launching Startup Repair, as well as trying to enter Safe Mode or trying to revert to a previous configuration, brings me to a login screen where the only thing I can select is an account called "Other User", and my account is missing. When I select "Other User" it asks for a User name and Password. Mine do not work.
I'm using Windows Vista Home Premium.
Also, I should note that I'm currently using my Playstion 3 to surf the web. Which makes using this website very awkward, and impossible on some pages, so I apologise if a solution to my problem was already available.
edit:
Just realised how little information Is in this post.
Since I can really do anything with my computer at the moment I'll have to go by memory for most things:
I'll try to add stuff as I remember/figure it out.
It is a Desktop. Dell Inspiron .
Last time I installed updated or anything like that was sometime late last year.
Also have not added any hardware.
I run daily virus scans with AVG free 8.5. If something seems weird I also sometimes use Malware Bits.
I did have a rather nasty trojan awhile ago. Messed up my Windows Explorer, but I was pretty sure I had repaired that.