RE: Blue Screen when loading Windows XP

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From: Andrew E. (eckrichco_at_msn.com)
Date: 09/09/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 14:11:06 -0700

  Why cant the cdrom be configured in the BIOS to be the
 start-up device.Once configured,install xp cd,boot to cd,
 recovery,press enter for password,then type:CHKDSK C: /R
 or you could use /p (for fix, /f doesnt work in recovery).

"Mike" wrote:

> Plzz....help me ASAP..I've this Sony P3 Notebook...has an
> external DVD-ROM and external Floppy Drive..the laptop did
> give me a blue screen on Windows start-up...saying my hard
> disk or the controllers are corrupted ....run chkdsk \f...
> remove any recently fixed hardware...-I hadn't installed
> any new hardware...I slaved the drive on a desktop and
> noticed some bad sectors...I did run SpinRite and HDD
> Regenerator on the drive....bad sectors gone....-**Fixed**.
> ....I installed XP on the hdd as a standalone(master) on the
> desktop..everything is perfect on the desktop...I can
> restart and dont get any blue screen....When I place it in
> the notebook..Windows XP starts to boot....(logo)...and
> from nowhere the blue screen appears again..I can't get to
> boot from the floppy or cdrom on the notebook as these are
> externals..and the BIOS is so limited that I can't get to
> boot from them....I tried another working hard drive..got
> the same blue screen.
>
> ***THIS IS THE MESSAGE I GET****
> 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 screen stop
> error screen ,restart your computer.If this screen appears
> again, follow these steps:
>
> Check for viruses on your computer,Remove any newly
> installed hard drives or hard drive controllers.Check your
> hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and
> terminated.Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive
> corruption,and then restart your computer.
> Technical Information:
> *** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF96DD640, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000,
> 0x00000000)
>
> PLZ HELP ME....I know of the hardware differences..That I
> can't install the Operating System on the hdd on one
> machine..transfer ..n hope that all will work perfectly...
> maybe I might just have to re-configure the respective
> driver installation again......but how I'm I supposed to go
> around this with an external floppy drive and CDROM....AND
> A LIMITED BIOS SETUP NOT ENABLING BOOTING DEVICES FROM USB
>
> Plz let me hear from u soon...I'm so CONfuSeD.
>

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