Hi Kevin-
Thanks for the tips. I was able to download the farbar software and put it onto a flash drive. The problem I am having is that attempting to boot the computer and selecting the "Repair My Computer" option is where I get stuck. As soon as I select repair my computer, the screen displays loading files with a progress bar, screen refreshes with a second progress bar and then goes to a blank screen and will stay like this for 12 hours plus. Nothing else is every displayed on screen. This issue happens the same whether the flash drive is in or not.
Please advise on how to proceed.
Thanks.
To enter System Recovery Options from the Advanced Boot Options:
Restart the computer.
As soon as the BIOS is loaded begin tapping the F8 key until Advanced Boot Options appears.
Use the arrow keys to select the Repair your computer menu item.
Select Your Country as the keyboard language settings, and then click Next.
Select the operating system you want to repair, and then click Next.
Select your user account an click Next.