Need Some Advice

[ESv1]

Well I have this problem with my #3 PC downstairs and I do not know what's up with it.

Anyway, my problem is that it will not boot. The power has been going off in this house every 30 minutes and every dumbass in the house keeps turning the power back on and letting it go off again without seeing why. Well I am sure that did something to my computer. It gives me the options to go in safe mode, safe mode with c prompt, last known config, normal, etc. Then it gets to the XP pro screen with the load bar and gets to like the third bar and blue screen with some ocde comes up then shuits down and restarts. I am hoping the outages didn't fry something but if you guys can help me figure out what to do here I would be grateful.

 

[Nelviticus]

The info on the blue screen can help to track down the problem if you know how to interpret it. It's mostly Chinese to me but if you write down the specifics - detailed error codes and so forth - then post it here, someome should be able to make sense of it. It's important not to leave out any of the details.

It sounds as if one piece of hardware has been damaged. I'm guessing that this only becomes apparent when Windows comes to load the driver for that hardware - when it doesn't respond properly this causes Windows to stop.

Nelviticus

 

[lhuegele]

If you can boot into Safe mode, you should be able to find and fix the problem. If even Safe mode won't work, try a wipe and reinstall of the OS.

 

[linney]

Try running ChkDsk from Safe Mode. Right click your Drive icon/ Properties/ Tools/ Error Checking.

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console for Windows XP (Q307654)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q307/6/54.asp

Load the Recovery Console and run ChkDsk /r

 

[matthewpepple]

the recovery console should assist


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matthew pepple


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