Re: Cannot Boot From Windows XP CD

Peggy

Take care! Most restore partitions take you back to factory settings, which is not what you want. They are also destructive.
See page 53 in this link:
http://snurl.com/nhmsd [209_85_229_132]


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Peggy A wrote:
That's pretty much what I am going to try. I wasn't aware of the
hidden partition that is installed. Is it different from the utilties
partition? If I do the install of the OS from this hidden partition,
will I lose all the data? Also, will I need the Windows XP CDs to
complete this reinstall?

Thanks.

Hi Peggy,

If you DO have the available hardware to pull the drive and attach
it to another PC to backup your personal files, do that.

Then, you might want to run chkdsk on the hard drive using that
second machine.

If everything checks out, try putting the hard drive back in the
original machine -- the Dell E520 -- and try to reinstall the O/S
from the hidden partition that Dell put on the E520, by pressing
CTRL F11 at startup. (I know that the E520 has this hidden partition
because I also have a Dell E520.)

Alan

"Peggy A" <PeggyA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for all the responses.

I did run the Dell diagnostic utilities which checked everything
from memory
to cache to hard disk. It ran for about 6 hours and every test
passed.

It will not boot into safe mode or any of the safe mode variants,
such as safe mode with command prompt, or safe mode with
networking. It will not boot
using the last known good configuration. EVERY attempt to boot into
windows,
including using the XP CD fails.

I know that I am booting from the CD because I changed the boot
sequence and
it asks me to hit any key to boot from the CD. It then displays the
scrolling
list of all the files it is loading. Once that is done, it gives the
messsage
"starting windows", then immediately gets the BSOD.

When trying to boot windows from the hard drive, I get the
following stop error:

0x00000024(0x0019023,0x8AFD2480,0xC0000102,0x00000000)
There is no following explanatory error code. The first and second
parameter
in the () changes some depending on whether I try booting normally
or into safe mode, etc. The third and fourth parameters remain the
same.

When I try to boot from the CD I get the following stop error:
sx0000007B(0xF78DA63C,0xC0000034,0x00000000, 0x00000000)
Again, there is no additional error message to go along with the
stop error
code.

It does not automatically restart when it encounters a BSOD.

I would love to be able to get to a DOS prompt so I could run
chkdsk, but so
far, no luck.

I do have the hardware to pull the drive and attach it to another
PC to backup the files. Would it be possible to run chkdsk on that
drive while it
is connected as an additional drive on another PC?

Any further suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.
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Peggy A.
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"Gerry" wrote:

Peggy

Please post a copy of the Stop Error report?

Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by
allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Keep pressing
the F8 key during Start-Up and select option - Disable automatic
restart on system failure. Do not re-enable automatic restart on
system failure.

Try Last Known Good Configuration?
A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/en-us

Background information on Stop Error message
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms793935.aspx

0x00000024: NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM
A problem occurred within NTFS.SYS, the driver file that allows the
system to read and write to NTFS file system drives. There may be a
physical problem with the disk, or an Interrupt Request Packet
(IRP) may be corrupted. Other common causes include heavy hard
drive fragmentation, heavy file I/O, problems with some types of
drive-mirroring software, or some antivirus software. I suggest
running ChkDsk or ScanDisk as a first step; then disable all file
system filters such as virus scanners, firewall software, or
backup utilities. Check the file properties of NTFS.SYS to ensure
it matches the current OS or SP version. Update all disk, tape
backup, CD-ROM, or removable device drivers to the most current
versions.
Source: http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm

Background information on Stop Error message
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms795508.aspx

0x0000007B: INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
(Click to consult the online MSDN article.)
Windows lost access to the system partition or boot volume during
the startup process. Typical causes: Installing incorrect device
drivers when installing or upgrading storage adapter hardware, or
a virus. Source: http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm

Advanced troubleshooting for "Stop 0x0000007B" errors in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324103/en-us

You may be able to access and recover the data on the drive by
placing the drive in an external cradle and connecting to a
working computer.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Peggy A wrote:
I have a PC that suddenly started getting the BSOD with an stop
code of 0x00000024. I booted into the utilities partition (this
is a Dell Dimension E520 desktop) and ran the utility set
associated with blue screen problems. This checked memory and
hard drive but found no errors. I wanted to try running chkdsk to
try to find and fix any hard drive issues (as recommended in the
BSOD error message), so, I tried booting with the Windows XP CD.
It loads files and then gives the message "starting windows", but
then immediately gets another BSOD, this time with a stop code of
0x0000007B.

Any thoughts? If I can't even get it to boot from the CD, it's
going to make it much more challenging to do anything to fix this
problem.

Thanks.

.

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