Are you running Window XP? Is your computer set to hibernate? If so, you may have a hibernation error...
If I understand correctly, while pressing F8 during bootup you received a message that states:
"System restart has been paused:
Continue with system restart.
Delete restoration data and proceed to system boot menu"
You may wish to read this article about the error.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294427
Then, go ahead and do that second option. What hibernate does is write a big file to the HD with the exact state of Windows. That is a "restoration" file. If hibernate doesn't work, deleting the restoration file will often allow the computer to restart normally.
Good luck! Please post back with your results.
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