Startup Repair Not Worked

Startup repair has run several times now without success and on checking the details the only problem noted was this:

Root cause found:
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System volume on disk is corrupt.
Repair action: File system repair (chkdsk)
Result: Completed successfully. Error code=0x0
Time taken=681272 ms
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Does this mean it was repaired? and if so, why can I still not boot up even in safe mode?

Any suggestions please as I haven't done a backup recently and am desperate to get at my files to do this.
Cheers

Disk corruption is very bad and usually results in need for re-install of Vista (sometimes caused by malware/improper use of a reg cleaner)
I suggest you backup all your User Data as it may result in a non-bootable system.

Do a full defrag and check for bad sectors on the disk, and attempt recovery

In safe mode, copy the "User" Folder under Computer to an external source- this will perserve your data.

Here is how to check you disk and perform advanced scanning/repair:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/165576-how-make-vista-more-responsive-faster.html?filter

You can also try a repair reinstall which will leave your data in a file called "windows.old"
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html

he cant boot into safemode mate

What exactly happens when trying to boot , when exactly does it stop/hang? whats onscreen at the time? does it automatically reboot and get stuck in a loop?

archie123 said:

he cant boot into safemode mate

What exactly happens when trying to boot , when exactly does it stop/hang? whats onscreen at the time? does it automatically reboot and get stuck in a loop?

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Then if he is unable to boot up, he needs to place Vista O/S disk in drive, restart, hit any key to boot from disk (at prompt), access advanced recovery options and try to repair boot file, or perform a system restore to a point before the corruption occured (if said restore point still exists), If this fails he can attempt a repair reinstall (as suggested in post #2). if this cannot be done, he will have to perform a destructive re-install which will result in data loss.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/194765-system-recovery-options.html

I have a Gateway laptop and my computer has an option called recovery with automatic data backup which installs a new copy of Windows from the d recovery partition and backups all of your files,that way,you won't lose any of your files-I had to do this a few months ago on my computer. You press F8 when starting your computer,click the highlighted "Repair your computer",choose keyboard layout,then choose your user name,then it should take you to a screen that contains recovery options. At the bottom of the list of options,you may see Recovery Manager. Click on Recovery Manager,and that may take you to a screen that shows Full Factory Recovery or Recovery With Automatic Data Backup. Your Gateway Laptop may be different though.