A505-S6980 will boot but not go to Windows 7

Hi --
I bought a new Toshiba laptop and gave my previous laptop (A505-S6980) to one of my high school students who could not afford one.  He has to do an online course that must be finished by May 27th, in order to graduate.  It was working fine but now has an issue.  Is there anything I can do to fix this problem:
1.  The A505 will boot.  Shows Toshiba logo screen with options to press F2 (setup) and F12 (boot).
2.  It will then go to "Starting Windows 7" screen, and white bar shows loading.
3.  After that, it will go to next screen that shows Microsoft logo at bottom, along with a black/green loading bar.  Green "blip" glides back and forth as if loading.
4.  The next screen is completely blank, with a cursor blinking at the top.  It will also show the pointer.  That's as far as it goes.  The processor light and the sound it makes both appear to be repititive, as if the processor is caught in a loop.
Please Help!  The computer is only a little over a year old.  This kid is trying so hard to make his graduation happen, and he has no computer at home.  He's using it on weekends and in the evenings to do the online thing, and goes to Starbucks and other "hot spots" to get online.
Thanks!  Tere

If you're determined to try to resurrect this installation of Windows, download a disc that enables you to reach the Windows Recovery Enironment.
   Download Windows 7 System Recovery Discs
You need the 64-bit one.
Note that you should have burned this disc from Windows 7. If you have access to another computer with 64-bit Windows 7, you can make it this way.
   Create a system repair disc
-Jerry

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