Computer refusing to boot.

Hi! Recently my computer (a Gateway LX 6810 that's about three years old) has been running very slowly and freezing doing even the most simple of things (like going to My Documents, etc.) I cannot interact with the Desktop and must turn it off using the button on the monitor. When I try to boot the computer in Normal Mode, it spends several minutes at the "running green bars" screen before it goes to the enter password screen. After I enter my password it doesn't take very long for it to go to my desktop. Once I get there, I close out of the various welcome popups (Welcome screen, etc) and then try to do something and in a matter of minutes it freezes and I have to shut it down.

I've tried to boot in Safe Mode and it stops at crcdisk.sys and will not go any further. I attempted to do a System Restore to a date about a month ago using F8 as the system boots, but a popup comes up and says, "The Disk OS (C) has errors." and prompts me to scan and fix the disk. I've "scanned and fixed" twice with no results and it still won't let me do a restore.

As much as I hate to do it because I didn't back up a lot of my stuff before this happened, I'd like to restore the computer to Factory Settings. I can't find the place to do it in the System Restore panel that comes up when I hit F8 at the boot screen. Is there a specific button that I need to hit? Or a specific sequence?

I'm running Windows Vista Home Premium x64 bit.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
Hello! Thank you so much for your speedy reply!

Can I run Ubuntu off a USB drive? The reason I ask is that I'm currently without my vehicle and the closest place to buy a blank CD is about ten miles away--I can always find a ride, I just want to avoid spending the money and giving gas money. Also, would you have any idea where to find the restore to factory settings area from the F8 (or otherwise) area? It doesn't show up in the panel nor can I access my desktop long enough to do it from there...
 

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Make and model of computer, please.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
    Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
    Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
    Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
    WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
    Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
    WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25
    Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
I've tried Alt+F10 and it did nothing but bring me to the screen that says, "Windows Error Recover" and it gives me the options "Launch Startup Repair" and "Start Windows Normally."

Is there a specific time to press Alt+F10? I've pressed it multiple times throughout the booting sequence (where it says the Gateway Logo and then goes to a line of code that says something about RAID utility and pressing F9 to enter it.)
 

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Click on Launch Startup Repair.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
    Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
    Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
    Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
    WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
    Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
    WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25
    Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
@Richc46: I've managed to run Ubuntu and got the files I needed off my computer! Thank you so much for that. :)

@Dwarf: I'm running the Startup Repair right now... will that help to make it so I can restore to factory settings?
 

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