L355 S7811 working only in Safe Mode

I have a Toshiba L355 S7811 laptop (Vista Home Premium). I've used it for several years now but lately, it will not boot to normal Windows but to Safe Mode with network support. If I try to load it normally, it resets itself but, using Safe Mode it works for hours.
I'd say that if it were a temperature problem it wouldn't work for hours in safe mode, right?
I tried to use the Recovery CDs (2) that came with the laptop and it loads the files but then resets, sometimes it will freeze with garbage on the screen while loading files from the recovery CD #1. Any suggestions?
If I reformat the HDD, will I still be able to use my Recovery CDs?
Thankyouallverymuch.

If you can reach the recovery environment, use this command at the command prompt.
bootrec /FixMbr
How to launch the Windows Recovery Environment
If you cannot reach WinRE, come back here.
-Jerry

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