you can download a live linux disk, boot to it and using its file manager, save your va work to a usb drive. I would suggest linux mint since it is very user friendly.
http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
if you have a win8 disk, you may be able to do a repair by booting to it. If you do not have a disk, you can get one using the following if you have your key. be sure to create media.
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-download-the-official-microsoft-windows-8-1-iso/
Was downloading War of Thunder game, got BSOD sezs critical process died, ASUS X104A, Win 8.1, IE11. endless cycle of good opening then BSOD. Read that WOT could read false positive. The putor is dead, no Safe mode, nada.
ASUS sezs ship 2 em, can't do that 2 much VA work(6 month of research).
Tired everything but nothing works, the techs think I have working putor it's dead.

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