Re: Start-up disasters

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Klaus

What was the Stop Error Report?

Does it also fail to boot in Safe Mode?

Please post copies of all Error and Warning Reports appearing in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for the last boot. No Information Reports please.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

Part of the Description of the error will include a link, which you
should double click for further information. You can copy using copy
and paste. Often the link will, however, say there is no further
information.
http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
(Please note the hyperlink above is for illustration purposes only)

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.

Are there any yellow question marks in Device Manager? Right click on
the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Properties,
Hardware,Device Manager. If yes what is the Device Error code?

Try Start, Run, type "sigverif.exe" without quotes and hit OK. What
drivers are listed as unsigned? Disregard those which are not checked.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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klaus wrote:
Well, it all started about 5 days ago...
My laptop is an Alienware Area 51, 3.5 Ghz, 2 GB ram, running XP
Home SP2. I noticed my computer would not restart after
performing POST. Even force-boot will not work. I have to leave
it completely alone for about 5 hours, then it will start up as
if nothing was wrong!
All diagnostics within Windows, virus programs, registry fixes,
etc. come up with nothing.
So, after backing up essentials, I installed Recovery Console to
run FIXMBR and FIXBOOT, however, both programs cannot find my
harddrive!?!
Running CHKDSK from Recovery Console gives my a Stop Error.
OK, now I decided to reinstall my system. I have two options:
Windows XP only CD with additional drivers CD, or a System Image
DVD. I tried them both and I still have the original problem: I
cannot start my computer unless it is sitting still for about 5
hours, I cannot reboot or boot, all it does is perform Power On
Self Test, and it does that beautifully!
At this point I am thinking that I need a new Hard Drive...and I
was wondering if I did everything I could have, I am eagerly
awaiting your comments, suggestions, feedback, or scorn...

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