Help with booting and redirect-start up repair?

Comrie357

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So I am fixing my moms computer, a Dell desktop running vista h.p. 64. I booted it up and it went to system restore, and came out with an error like this: Vista start up repair failed?..
I then tried to run all of the options that the computer gives me, including startup repair, system restore, complete pc restore, memory diagnosic tool, open cmd. I have not tried the factory reinstall, as i would rather not loose her data. I cannot run either restores formally mentioned, as she never backed up and created a restore.
Now, when i boot to safe mode, it will redirect me to the original screen i linked, creating a loop. Booting into any safe mode does this. Also, when i try to insert the vista repqir disc and select boot from CD drive, it again loops back to the mentioed screen.
I then tried to place the diseased hd into the primary slot of another desktop of simialr age, so that i could boot it, copy her files onto an extrenal, then do a clean install of vista. This resulted in it coming to a black screen that says, media test failure, pxe, check cable.

And im stuck. Can anyone take over?
 

My Computer

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hp pavillion a6110n
    CPU
    amd athlon 64 x2 live! 4400+
    Memory
    4 gigs 3.3 useable
    Graphics Card(s)
    Finally! SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 12
    Monitor(s) Displays
    generic pnp monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    7.2k rpm
    1 linux ubuntu partition
    1 vista partition
    1recovery partition
    1 windows 7 partition
    1linux swap partition
    PSU
    500W, antc earthwatts EA500
    Case
    normal black case
    Cooling
    fans
    Keyboard
    saitek cyborg gaming keyboard
    Mouse
    logitech mouse (small to fit hand perfectly)
    Internet Speed
    dsl
    Other Info
    2.3 ghz amd
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