Thanks so much for the reply. I have never heard of Linux Live disk so thats very helpful. I went at it over the weekend and not sure how but it managed to do a system retore on the 5th try!! Wierd,...

So windows 10 crashed and now it won't boot. It gets past the manufacturer logo (acer) and then I get a black screen with a blinking curser. I used a usb with windows to boot it up but have tried to...