It is one of the DIY options with the greatest chance of success, well worth a try.
Nokia Software Recovery Tool
Use the Nokia Software Recovery Toolto recover your
phone if you have software or software update problems. If your phone is
not responding, it appears to be stuck or is not starting you can try
to recover it at home before initiating a repair.
**Link updated 9/21/2016
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Anonymous
2015-01-13T14:21:09+00:00 I have suddenly got a blue screen and a white sad face on my 520! Would the Nokia software tool sortbthis problem out??
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Anonymous
2014-12-28T07:56:57+00:00 Cant open Lumia Software Recovery tool..
It shows this error..:(
Please help..:(
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Anonymous
2014-12-01T21:25:06+00:00 I tried that. It didn't work. It says phone has a problem and the phone shuts down again.
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Anonymous
2014-10-23T15:59:09+00:00 Is there a version of the recovery tool that works with MS Vista? I don't have a computer with a more recent version of MS Windows operating system.