Serious Trouble Booting To Desktop

Brand: Presario (Compaq)
Model#: CQ5700F
Type: Desktop
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
A few days ago i did a system restore to factory conditions after getting a virus. I got to the desktop as if everything was fine while allowing it to do window installs. When i turned off the computer it went to a black screen showing things like "PXE-MOF" and eventually "Reboot and select proper device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key". I used the recovery disks and it brought me back to the desktop as if things were fine again. However everytime i turn off the computer it goes back to the black screen with no way of getting back to the desktop unless i use recovery disks. At the moment the pc is showing my desktop, is there something i can do to make sure it boots up properly?

Sounds like the hdd is faulty and needs to be replaced.
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