Macbook pro wont load
I have had my macbook pro for a while now and every time it updates it temporarily locks the system.
being a fool, I restarted my system during this process.
now my system wont load. in guest mode it will access the net.
I have tried cmd+R and have run all the repairs. when i run the repair permissions it states it cant repair or verify.
i have also tried safe mode. it just shows the progress bar for about 25% and then the timer wheel goes on. I left it on all night (9 hours), as I thought it may need to be left a while.
I have also tried to install lion again. no joy here either "Cant download the additional components needed to install Mac OS x."
lastly, i have not made a back up. Is there a way of making a backup from the disk utility, as I cant work it out.
any help would be welcome.
kind regards
the fool
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)