Cannot Boot Windows Vista Premium

[computernovice2]

Hello...and thank you for allowing me to post in your forum. First, thank goodness I have two computers and am able to correspond via the healthy one. I have no idea what my husband did to our other computer while I was sleeping last night, but when I tried to boot it this morning...the screen filled with exclamation points (top to bottom) with a black bacground. Somehow, I got it to the screen to start in safe mode and I did a system restore. When I rebooted it, I got the same exclamation points and now the next screen has text in another language (French, I think) along with exclamation points and the same black background. If I hit enter, nothing happens, if I hig esc, the screen goes black.

Also, I do not have the installation disc, but I did create 2 recovery discs sometime ago when I realized I didn'thave the installation discs.

I have a feeling that my husband went to a questionable web site and this is the result of that action.

Can you please help?

Thank you

 

[Archean]

If you have multiple restore points, try using an older one as the information you've got doesn't give much idea what may be wrong.

 

[computernovice2]

Thank you, I tried getting it to boot up in safe mode, and use a different restore point, but It just wouldn't boot in safe mode. I surrendered, andI gave the tower to my son-in-law. He is an IT person.

 

[Aximilator]

lol, well sorry u couldnt get it fixed.