XP computer fails to reboot

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There is *always* a risk of data loss when chkdsk is run. If you have
important data that is not backed up you should take proper steps to
attempt to salvage your data before you run chkdsk.

John
 
fixboot and fixmbr will not
affect your personal files.

so you can try to run the above
first then exit and try to boot
w/o the cd.

however, chkdsk reconciles
the files in the file system against
the master file table.

so if the master file table became
corrupted as a result of sp3,
then there are some system files
that need to be audited by the
chkdsk tool.

the question that only you can
answer is if you had pre existing
issues with the functionality of your
system and instead of correcting them
you chose to install sp3 instead which
may have made things worse than
better.

ideally, before installing sp3
some disk and file system maintenance
should have been performed to ensure
a smooth update, like removing the
trash, running a chkdsk and a defrag.

the above plus undertaking precautions
to protect personal data/files would
ensure you a reasonable amount of leaway
to excercise some risk without worrying
about the loss of personal data.

however if sp3 was installed out of convenience
and you had no pre existing issues and
for all practical purposes your system
was functional before sp3, then a chkdsk
should not attibute to any loss of data.

instead the chkdsk will reconcile the
system files that are preventing you
to boot with the master file table.
 
I attempted to boot with the CD and ended up with the following error message:

***STOP: 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0xF748E0BF, 0xF78DA208, 0xF78D9F08)

*** pci.sys - Address F748E0BF base at F7487000, DateStamp 3b7d855c
 
Jbarrick

Chkdsk can corrupt the data on the disk. It's an inherent risk. If you
have not backed up the data there are two ways you can still do so.

For either way you need a second computer. If the second computer is a
desktop and can take two drives you can remove the drive from first
computer and put it in the second computer as a slave. The computer
boots off the first (or master ) drive and you should be able to read
and copy off the data on the second drive. If the second computer does
not the capability of taking a second hard drive or it is a laptop you
can place the hard drive from the first computer in an external cradle
linked to the second computer. You can then read and copy from the drive
in the external cradle.

The next link illustrates what I mean by an external cradle:
http://www.storagedepot.co.uk/Enclosures-&-Cases/sc884/p753.aspx

Alternatively any small computer repair shop can back up data for you.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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When attempting to boot from the CD, I never got the option of repair console
or a command prompt to try fixboot, fixmbr or chkdsk.

Could I be doing something wrong?
 
Jbarrick

Background information on Stop Error message:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms795746.aspx

0x0000007E: SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
A system thread generated an exception which the error handler did not
catch. There are numerous individual causes for this problem, including
hardware incompatibility, a faulty device driver or system service, or
some software issues. Check Event Viewer (EventVwr.msc) for additional
information.
Source: http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm

How to Troubleshoot a Stop 0x0000007E Error in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330182/en-us

This is not an easy error to resolve:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=0x7E+pci.sys+XP&as_qdr=y


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
is the cd a winxp
cd?

if so, then the label side
will be holographically
inscribed and you will
have a product key for
it as well.

you may be using a
recovery disk provided
by the machines' maker.

so you may have to borrow
a winxp cd.
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The CD is a Windows XP Professional disk. I am not certain that it is the
one that came with this specific computer.
 
ok,

your first step is to
ensure your bios is
set to boot directly
from the cd.

to access the bios you
may have to review your
computer manual.

but generally, when you
first power up the machine
you will see a message
stating to press f2 to enter
the setup.

once the cd is set to be
the device to boot, then
save and exit.

if the win cd is in the
cd drive, then the machine
will boot from it and skip
booting from the harddisk.

after the cd executes and
installs the necessary set
up files a menu will be provided
with the option to install the
o.s. or install the repair console.

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DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
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I changed the boot order for the computer in Bios.

I booted with the XP Professional CD

It came to a blue screen with the title of "Windows Setup"

At the bottom of the screen was "Setup is loading file (x)" where x was
several different files as they were being loaded.

Finally I got the blue screen of death with the following Technical
information:

*** STOP 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0xF748E0BF, 0xF78CA208, 0xF78D9F08)

*** pci.sys - Address F748E0BF base at F7487000, DateStamp 3b7d855c
 
Jbarrick said:
I changed the boot order for the computer in Bios.

I booted with the XP Professional CD

It came to a blue screen with the title of "Windows Setup"

At the bottom of the screen was "Setup is loading file (x)" where x
was
several different files as they were being loaded.

Finally I got the blue screen of death with the following Technical
information:

*** STOP 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0xF748E0BF, 0xF78CA208, 0xF78D9F08)

*** pci.sys - Address F748E0BF base at F7487000, DateStamp 3b7d855c
Click to expand...

There doesn't seem to be anything definitive on this, but I'm sure it's
hardware-related. You may need to test/replace your RAM. I also came
across this:

http://www.clipmarks.com/clipmark/AAC14591-5CEB-445D-B716-0893FAE2B38A/

Do you have a separate graphics card? Is your installation media SP1 or
earlier? If yes to both, you can try slipstreaming SP2 or even SP3 to
create a more up-to-date installation CD. You may also need to change
some BIOS settings.

Since this is a hardware-related issue, you will be much better served
posting to a hardware newsgroup. Also, I noticed you didn't respond to
Anna's post. You will get much further with her than Database Ben! And
there will be the added benefit of not having to deal with five-word
lines...
 
unfortunately, if you cannot
access your system via
the hd or via the cd;

then there is little that can
be done via the newsgroup.

that pci.sys is a driver which
may be available from the
machines homesite.

at this point, your best
option would be to access
the faulty drive from a
functional o.s. or system so
that you can retrieve your
personal files/data.

or you might want to install
another harddisk and a new
o.s. then use that functional
o.s. to access your faulty drive.

you might want to consult
the computer's homesite.
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DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
- Accountancy
- Veteran of the Armed Forces
 
I downloaded a installed CDBurnerXP.

The new CD that I burned returned a "Cannot boot from CD: Code 4" error

I don't know if I burned the CD wrong or if booting will Never be possible
 
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