Re: Serious Help Needed!

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Sherman wrote:

"Steve N." <me@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:8GXqe.3232$jX6.198@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

davec271 wrote:


I am reasonably compitent with computers, but this is stumping me.

My PC is custom built with AMD Athlon XP2400+ and set up with a dual
boot configuration which has been running fine for over a year without
a glitch, until now.

Now it won't boot either configuration, even in safe mode nor debugging
mode. Everytime it I boot in safe mode it resets itself after the
loading of Mup.sys and hangs in debug mode. I have tried to reinstall
XP but mid way through loading the initial files it resets itself. I have monitored the hardware in the BIOS for 5 mins and there is no
spike or heat problems with the motherboard or processor, could this be
a hardware problem or is there a way for me to solve this. Dave



Could be a number of things. This is what I'd do...

Boot from XP CD into recovery console, run CHKDSK /P.

Test the hard drive with manufacturer's utility.

Test the RAM using memtest and the MS memory test (use both, do several passes):

www.memtest.com

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

Steve



Did a search on this file (Mup.sys). Here is a link to some discussions related to this problem. http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/31874?o=20

~C~



Mup.sys is one of the last drivers to load before the Windows gui kicks in. Seeing it last before a bootup problem does not mean anything in and of itself.

Steve

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