Re: WinXP doesn't start
From: jamesymobilio (jamesymobilio_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/28/04
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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:29:01 -0800
"WinGuy" wrote:
> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5E175C88-615A-4712-B4A0-138F3C0D1EB6@microsoft.com...
> > My computer stopped booting properly. I get the following error message
> > when
> > I try booting from a CD. Booting from HD results in continuous reboots:
> >
> > A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent
> > damage
> > to your computer.
> >
> > If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your
> > computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:
> >
> > Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. If a drier is identified in
> > the stop message, disable the driver or check with the manufacturer for
> > driver updates. Try changing video adapters.
> >
> > Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. Disable BIOS memory
> > options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use safe mode to
> > remove
> > or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced
> > Startup options, and then select safe mode.
> >
> > Technical Information:
> >
> > *** stop: 0x0000007e (0xc0000005,0x784bffaa,0xf8989460,0xf8989160)
> >
> > Symptons:
> > - Computer gives choice to boot in safe mode, normal, etc....
> > - When normal boot is chosen it starts boot process then reboots.
> > - When safe mode is chosen it starts loading drivers and then reboots. The
> > last driver I see being loaded looks like it says "agp40.sys" or something
> > real similar.
> > - When I try booting with Win install CD I get the above error.
> > - When I try booting with a BartPE boot disc I get the above error.
> >
> > Computer Specs:
> > - P4 1.4Ghz
> > - Abit BW7 Motherboard
> > - 512 Mb PC 133
> > - Western Digital 120GB HD
> > - Sony CD burner
> > - Creative CD drive
> > - 3.5 Floppy drive
> > - GeForce FX5200 video card
> > - Windows XP Pro w/SP2
> > - Norton AV and Firewall
> >
> > I have done the following to troubleshoot:
> >
> > 1. Removed all cards except video, disconnected secondary IDE cable,
> > replaced HD with known good drive and replaced memory with known good
> > DIMM. -
> > No change on boot
> >
> > 2. Replaced AGP video adapter with another AGP adapter. - No change on
> > boot.
> >
> > 3. Replaced AGP video adapter with a PCI video adapter. - No change on
> > boot.
> >
> > 4. Changed Keyboard. - No change on boot.
> >
> > 5. Disconnected Logitech trackball. - No change on boot.
> >
> > 6. Loaded failsafe setting in BIOS - No change on boot.
> >
> > Is there anything else I should look at? At this point the only thing I
> > can
> > think of is a motherboard problem
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Can you, by any chance, use the VGA option to boot into safe mode? That's
> only 256 colors and 640x480, but it might rule out a bad graphics driver
> (especially if you try it again with a known good PCI graphics card, check
> BIOS in case it can have AGP slot disabled manually).
>
> Can you boot from the CD to the Recovery Console and take a look at the
> C:\%windir%\ntbtlog.txt file for some hints? A problem driver might show up
> within the last 3 lines. I doubt this is it, but you could try disconnecting
> all IDE devices (including Drive A if you have one, this might require
> telling BIOS you have no Drive A for the system to try to boot) except for C
> and replacing or swapping its flat ribbon cable, a failing device might be
> interferring electrically with the controller chip on the motherboard.
> Although you replaced RAM, you might try making a bootable memory test
> floppy from http://www.memtest.org/ since it can be run without booting
> Windows. If it runs ok with known good memory then it's probably a device or
> a driver instead something on the motherboard.
>
> Can you boot to an old Windows 98 or ME floppy? It's won't recognize a NTFS
> formatted drive (so don't bother trying to access drive C), but you just
> want to know if you can boot in a minimal operating system environment. If
> you can boot that way and do things without getting an error then do you
> have another HDD around that you could try installing some sort of operating
> system to? That could rule out a failing or damaged HDD.
>
> Winguy
http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm
i have the same problem, and from what i have read on that website, it says
it is the RAM issue. i have yet to test this theory.. so best of luck to both
of us.
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