When you start up, you should have a black screen with white text. The text won't stay there for very long, but you should see a keystroke option for trouble shooting. It's probably one of the 'F' keys. When you find it, you should get a menu giving you several boot options. Pick the one that says something like 'boot from last correct setup'..... you should be able to pickup where you was before the crash.

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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster

And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...