winlogon.exe - Application Error

> Every time I try to boot up my computer, it goes to the Safe Mode/Last

> Config/Normal Start routine. If I attempt to load normally or use the

> Good Config option, it reboots itself & hits the same routine. If I

> to load through Safe Mode, however, I get this message:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

> winlogon.exe - Application Error
> __________________________________________________ ____________
> The exception unknown software exception (0xc0000409) occurred in the
> application at location 0x77d5b4f4.
>
> |OK || Cancel |
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

> The computer then reboots itself upon clicking OK/Cancel.
>
> Anyone have any ideas what I can do about this???
>
> I have an XPress Recovery option on the pre-load screen (Gigabyte BIOS if

> helps), but it says that using that will lose all data on the hard drive.
> I've got a lot of important files that I can't afford to lose on the
> computer, so is there any way to fix the problem without formatting (or at
> least some way that I can salvage the data from the drive before doing

> I'm a student, so I can't afford to have the data recovered

> either.