Vista Ultimate Crash

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Hope someone can help...

Vista started giving a blue screen a couple of days ago. Mentioned
something about a bad device, but no new devices have been added.

Went through the typical steps, tried to boot in safe mode and got the
following errors:
AtBroker.exe The application failed to initialize properly. Click OK.
Explorer.exe The application failed to initialize properly. Blue
Screen

Then booted to my install dvd, tried to fix errors.
Came back with a failed check at the file system integrity check.
Ran the check a second time and no errors are found.

So, to recap...
Can't boot in safe mode, and when i try to repair errors I get no
errors found.

I don't see any other options other than a wipe and reinstall.

Any other ideas?
 
From what you described, the first thing that came to mind was, hard disk is
failing. What's its age?
 
From what you described, the first thing that came to mind was, hard disk is
failing.  What's its age?
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2 years. Could be, but I would think repair would pick up something.
 
Two years? It should be all right, but who knows? You're right: repair
should have picked up on that, depending upon the experience of the tech
person you spoke with over the phone. I've replaced dozens of hard drives.
As I said, when I read what you were experiencing, that's what came to mind
first.

Oh, well, someone else here in this forum may offer the solution. For your
sake, I hope they do. (Though I'd be interested to know the results of your
reinstall, if that is the ultimate route you're forced to take.)

Good luck, and I wish you well,

mE





From what you described, the first thing that came to mind was, hard disk
is
failing. What's its age?
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2 years. Could be, but I would think repair would pick up something.
 
Hi, you should try this before rebuilding,Start menu/computer/local disk C:
right click with your mouse/properties/tools/error checking/push onbutton
check now/put a check on automatically fix the files system errors/ start
and after you ca also check the scan for attemt recovery of bad sectors.
Good luck JP
 
Hi, you should try this before rebuilding,Start menu/computer/local disk C:
right click with your mouse/properties/tools/error checking/push onbutton
check now/put a check on automatically fix the files system errors/ start
and after you ca also check the scan for attemt recovery of bad sectors.
Good luck JP
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Sorry. I don't think I was clear. I can't get the OS to boot. After I
get the explorer.exe error the system blue screens.
So I never get to the start menu.
 
Hope someone can help...

Vista started giving a blue screen a couple of days ago. Mentioned
something about a bad device, but no new devices have been added.

Went through the typical steps, tried to boot in safe mode and got the
following errors:
AtBroker.exe The application failed to initialize properly. Click OK.
Explorer.exe The application failed to initialize properly. Blue
Screen

Then booted to my install dvd, tried to fix errors.
Came back with a failed check at the file system integrity check.
Ran the check a second time and no errors are found.

So, to recap...
Can't boot in safe mode, and when i try to repair errors I get no
errors found.

I don't see any other options other than a wipe and reinstall.

Any other ideas?
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I did finally get an error from the startup repair:

Root cause found:
-------------------------------
Unknown bugcheck : bugcheck 7e. params = 0xc000006, 0x81ecc16a,
0xa3e36930, 0xa3e3362c.

Repair action: System files integrity check and repair
result: failed. error code = 0x17
Time Taken = 3885437 ms
 
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