Thanks SiempreTuna I finally bit the bullet and did the factory reset/ wipe all data, and... you were right. My photos are all still there as is...
Thanks for the quick reply. Safe mode doesn't seem to work. (I'm trying volumn down and power switch at same time). It gets to the same point...
MY galaxy S2 has started restarting, and I can't get it to boot. IT seems to have started when I removed the battery when the phone was still...