mintjul2703

Normally, I can figure these things out, but now I am at a loss.

This morning, my computer was booting up fine, but during the boot up my power supply failed and the computer shut off. Once I plugged it back in and tried to boot it up, it gave me an error for a missing or corrupt file during the boot up. One of the missing files seems to be the setupdd.sys file. I read that it could be a RAM issue; however, that does not seem as likely considering it booted up fine before the power supply failure...seems more likely that it possibly corrupted the config sys before it shut off. (Although, what do I know.) Problem is, how do I fix this problem and get my computer to boot up without losing all the data on my hard drive. Unfortunately, I have a few additional files that I need on my laptop so that I cannot blow it out. I blew the laptop out about 4 months ago, and have most everything else backed up...BUT, some of the files I have not backed up since. (Yes, lesson learned!)

I have tried to get into the SAFE mode, although I cannot seem to get access to those options. In fact, I cannot get into the computer set-up menu either. The back-up disks that I made do not seem to make a difference, it just provides me with other missing files (the back ups consist of 9 disks). So, any help in getting me back into my laptop to at least copy the necessary files would be GREATLY appreciated. After I back up the files, I can always blow it out again.

THANKS ahead of time...I know all of you have been helpful to everyone here, and I have confidence someone can help me retrieve my files. :D