If it won't boot at all, the best thing to do is take the back off and remove the physical hard drive. you can then attach it to another computer with a "SATA to USB connector" sold at memory express for about $40. You should then be able to drag-and-drop your files from your old HDD to the other computer.
be careful not to copy potential viruses from the old vista HDD though.
If you youre not that tech savvy, I can recommend a great place that can come to your house and do this all for you in under an hour.
let me know how it works out for you.
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