Random Blue Screen

[NickCat11]

Hello All,

I had someone bring me in their computer to fix that gives a blue screen saying system_license_violation. I have researched it and found no solutions. They do not have the installation disks either. I attempted a repair install but that option is not there when I load from my xp cd. Thanks in advance.

Nick

 

[twiSSt]

Were any changes made to this computer, hardware, software or software plugins?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms795724.aspx

What is the exact message you get?

Twist

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If it's not OK, then it's not the end

 

[NickCat11]

The exact error is 0x0000009A. They said no changes were made that they know of...

 

[twiSSt]

According to the link -
The SYSTEM_LICENSE_VIOLATION bug check has a value of 0x0000009A. This bug check indicates that the software license agreement has been violated.

From what I can find on the net it has to do with third party software, I would ask some more questions of the owner of the computer. Is it a groupd access pc - i.e does the family, roommate, girlfriend, boyfriend cat or dog have access to it?

Twist

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Everything will be OK in the end.
If it's not OK, then it's not the end

 

[linney]

Will it let you boot into Safe Mode?

Is there a Recovery Partition available if they have no CD?

Can you load the Recovery Console and run ChkDsk /r ?

 

[NickCat11]

Will not allow me to boot into safe mode. No receovery partition and I did run chkdsk with no luck. I talked to the woman who dropped it off and she said its a "family" computer. So basically from your comment, someone could have put on copied software which in turn caused the blue screen?

 

[twiSSt]

All of the info I could find on that particular error points to drivers related to or modification of an installed third party software.

Give this a read -

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/315341

What happens when you try to boot into safe mode, does it hang?

Twist

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Everything will be OK in the end.
If it's not OK, then it's not the end

 

[NickCat11]

It shows the same blue screen when booting into safe mode...

 

[linney]

An easy to follow recovery console description when unable to start computer due to corrupt registry.

http://www.digitalwebcast.com/2002/03_mar/tutorials/cw_boot_toot.htm

This is a layman's version of Q307545 in simple language.