Re: Delay Write Failed Error Messages! Help Please
From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 07/29/04
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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:13:28 -0700
Try a repair install as follows:
NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data files intact, if
something goes wrong during the repair install, you may be forced to start
over and do a clean install of XP. If you don't have your data backed up,
you would lose your data should that eventuality occur.
Assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive and you have an
actual XP CD as opposed to a recovery CD, boot with the XP
CD in the drive and perform a repair install as outlined below. If the
system isn't set to boot from the CD or you are not sure, you need to enter
the system's BIOS. When you boot the system, the first screen usually has
instructions that if you wish to enter set press a specific key, when you
see that, do so. Then you will have to navigate to the boot sequence, if
the CD-ROM drive is not first line, set it first in the boot sequence. Save
your settings and exit with the XP CD in the drive. The system will reboot.
When the system boots, a few screens into the process you may see a message
instructing you
to hit any key in order to boot from the CD along with a countdown. When
you see this be sure to
hit a key on the keyboard, if you miss this instruction and the system fails
to boot from the CD, it's too
late, you'll need to reboot and try again.
Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see a reference
asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice that if you
wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2. Just let
setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files and drivers.
Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come to a screen
with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows Installation
using the Recovery console. ***The selection you want at this screen is
"Setup Windows,"
NOT "Repair Windows Installation.
The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and requires you to
press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user agreement. Setup
will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon finding your
version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current installation or
install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation. From there
on, follow the screens.
Note, in some cases, you won't receive the repair option, only an option to
reinstall. We have discovered that sometimes this is caused by damaged
boot.ini file that can be repaired as follows and also note, in the
instructions, "K" refers to the CD drive in which you have placed the XP CD,
replace that drive letter with the appropriate letter on your system, "K" is
simply an example.
Reboot, this time taking the immediate R option (this is the section I told
you to skip above. In this case, you will need to get to the Recovery
Console to perform the function below), and if the CD letter is say K: give
these commands
COPY K:\i386\ntldr C:
COPY K:\i386\ntdetect.com C:
(two other files needed - just in case)
ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\boot.ini
DEL C:\boot.ini
BootCfg /Rebuild
Once you've completed this function, reboot and see if you can access XP as
sometimes, the problem is the damaged boot.ini. If you still cannot access
XP, then reboot and re-run the repair install instructions at the beginning
of this message.
If you only have a recovery CD, your options are quite limited. You can
either purchase a retail version of XP which will allow you to perform the
above
among other tools and options it has or you can run your system recovery
routine with the Recovery CD which will likely wipe your drive, deleting all
files but will restore your setup to factory fresh condition.
-- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "Richard33903" <Richard33903@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:53C21F71-F8E1-4D38-A2A2-E91E8FAEE5A7@microsoft.com... > The solution presented assumes you can get Windows to start. I changed > the cache setting last evening. It helped my video presentation from > crashing, but now I get error messages instead of my desktop. How do I > get windows to start so I can get to the control panel. The folks at > Pinnacle are perplexed as to why my computer keeps locking up during > rendering. Changing the cache setting seemed to be the only solution - > but now I have no system. > > What's my short term fix: getting Windows XP back up? > > What's my long term fix: devoting memory assets to cache for the video > productions, while still being able to access Windows XP? > > -------------------------------------------------- > > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/Us" wrote: > >> You're welcome, glad you got it fixed. >> >> The cause is write caching as specified. Some systems have trouble with >> this feature, there may be some hardware or software that is involved, it >> may be at a much lower level such as motherboard, chipset or BIOS but >> whatever the case, it can cause this issue. Since you reinstalled and >> the >> problem is gone, assuming this was a clean install, my guess is you had >> some >> conflict with something previously installed. If not, you may have had >> some >> file corruption that was causing the system to choke on this function. >> >> So to answer your question as to cause, there is not single cause, above >> are >> noted a number of things that can or might cause the issue. >> >> -- >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP >> Windows Shell/User >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ >> >> "Trever" <Yizee20@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:2940301c4647a$d4bfbde0$a301280a@phx.gbl... >> > Thanks for the tip. I'll try to remember that for next >> > time - I did a complete install of windows xp and it >> > fixed it. Also, the computer is pretty much frozen so >> > it is not possible to go into hard drive and change >> > something - and even in safe mode it still pops up those >> > errors and slows the computer down so badly - I guess >> > basically what I want to know if anyone knows is what >> > causes this error and what I should not do for next >> > time. Thank You >> > >> > >> >>-----Original Message----- >> >>Try the following, open Control Panel, open System, go >> > to the Hardware tab, >> >>click Device Manager, click the plus sign next to Disk >> > drives, select your >> >>hard drive, right click, select Properties, go to the >> > Policies tab, remove >> >>the check from "Enable write caching on the disk," click >> > ok, reboot the >> >>system and see if you continue to receive this error. >> >> >> >>-- >> >>Michael Solomon MS-MVP >> >>Windows Shell/User >> >>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend >> >>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ >> >> >> >>"Trever" <Yizee20@Yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >>news:288de01c4645a$4ff55950$a401280a@phx.gbl... >> >>>I dont know what this is but my old computer had the >> > same >> >>> problem now my new one is having it. I shut down my >> > new >> >>> computer last night turned it on today and it starts up >> >>> with all these "Delay Write Failed" error messages and >> >>> lists all these files that cant be written because of a >> >>> network or system error. >> >>> >> >>> The computer is like frozen and unable to do anything - >> >>> having to turn the computer off by unplugging it and >> >>> plugging back in it then starts up with windows file >> > check >> >>> and then repairs files mainly in something that starts >> >>> with a $ sign. This does nothing because it still >> > starts >> >>> up with popup messages. >> >>> >> >>> My old computer I fixed it by taking one of the 228 >> > memory >> >>> cards out of the computer and it restarted just fine - >> >>> about 5 days later I put that memory card back in and >> > the >> >>> computer worked just fine. Now my new computer is >> > doing >> >>> what my old computer did and right now I'm trying to >> >>> reinstall the system. I thought it was a virus on my >> > old >> >>> computer that caused that but I have McAffee and an >> >>> account on my new computer running and it found no >> > viruses >> >>> before I shut down. >> >>> >> >>> If anyone knows what this is I would really appreciate >> > the >> >>> help because this has happened twice to me and I'm >> >>> completely clueless as to what it is and why its doing >> > it >> >>> to me. Thank You >> >> >> >> >> >>. >> >> >> >> >>
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