Physical memory dump

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I have HP Pavilion with XP home edition. I left the PC on
with only AOL open. I came back to find a blue screen with
a message about the system had a problem and XP had to do
a physical memory dump. Message requested to reboot the
PC. When tried to reboot, I get as far as the HP blue
screen with HP Logo and the HP "invent". The PC would not
go any further.
P.S. - My PC used to have Windows ME and I upraded it to
XP home a year ago and was working fine all that time.
 
I don't know if this will help, but try hitting F8 when
booting up, there are some options there. Try "Last know
good config..........." and\or "Safemode" and see if you
can troubleshoot, If you can get back into your system,
Post again with the details and someone might be able to
help.
 
I tried the F8 when booting up and got the same blue
window with "HP ... invent" and nothing further happened.
Has anyone seen this before. Appreciate your help.
 
I hear you, You have to do it right soon as the PC starts
to boot and keep doing it until it shows. Keep tappping
the F8 until it shows.
 
I have heard that XP has major issues , when installed
over ME. I would recommend , a reformat, and then a clean
install.
good luck. all the letters I see here , in all these
lists, dont get responces from M$ , but from others ,
like me who endure this garbage , and see threads in them.
good Luck ,
 
I have heard that XP has major issues , when installed
over ME. I would recommend , a reformat, and then a clean
install.
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No, you've heard wrong. Upgrades to XP usually work very well,
since XP keeps practically nothing of the old operating system.
Upgrades to earlier versions of Windows were far more likely to
result in problems.

I always recommend at least trying an upgrade, since it's much
easier than a clean installation, and often works fine. If
problems develop, you can always reinstall cleanly.
 
I tried what you've suggested but did not work. I noticed
that the keybord lights were not on. I assume then that
the keyboard is not functioning either and that's probably
why the F8 key is not working. This is very strange.
Well, thank you for helping. I hope I did not lose my data.
 
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No, you've heard wrong. Upgrades to XP usually work very well,
since XP keeps practically nothing of the old operating system.
Upgrades to earlier versions of Windows were far more likely to
result in problems.

I always recommend at least trying an upgrade, since it's much
easier than a clean installation, and often works fine. If
problems develop, you can always reinstall cleanly.

--
Ken Blake
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I'll do the clean install after I get the PC booted up
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again. It doesn't let me boot in a safe mode either. It
starts up and stops at the Blue "HP ... invent" screen.
Well, thank you all for trying to help. I'll take it to
the store to see if they can salvage my data and get the
machine booting again.
 
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