BLACK SCREEN ON STARTUP

USING HP LAPTOP WITH WINDOWS 7.
I CAN GET TO START UP SCREEN (USUALLY),GET ONLINE WITH SAFE MODE WITH NETWORKING, BUT NOTHING ELSE WORKS. TOOK OUT BATTERY, RESTARTED, STILL NOTHING.
RAN SEVERAL ANTI VIRUS PROGRAMS, MICROSOFT MALICIOUS SOFTWARE REMOVAL RUNNING NOW, I DO NOT HAVE A RESTORE POINT AVAILABLE .
THINKING OF REMOVING ALL MY IMPORTANT PICS AND STUFF IF I CAN GET TO THEM AND RESTORE TO FACTORY SETTINGS, IF IT WILL DO THAT.
VERY NOVICE, BUT WILLING TO TRY SOMETHING I CAN UNDERSTAND.