Blue Screen of Death While Loading XP (new problem)

[bwunglu]

Hey Guys,

Don't know if anyone has had this problem or know's what's causing it... cause if I don't fix it fast I'm throwing the computer out of my third story window.

I have been running WindowsXP on an EPox8K3A+ with 512 ram and an AMD Athlon. I haven't had any real problems in the year that I've had it... UNTIL TODAY.

I came home from work and found my computer continuously rebooting itself after it had reached the windows xp pro start up page. I shut down the computer and tried rebooting it took me to the screen saying that an "error occurred while shutting down or due to power... etc etc." and to select either Safe Mode, Last Succesful Settings, or Normal. I've tried all three setting and it just takes me to the Windows XP boot screen (with the icon on it) and then the blue screen of death which then reboots the computer.

If anyone knows what might be causing this problem or how to fix it I would greatly appreciate any help or advice you might have. Thanks everyone!:brokenheart:

(UPDATE) - I tried replacing the RAM and it now gives me the message that there is a "Disk Boot Failure, replace... etc etc." Anyone know what is causing this now? I even tried replacing the old ram and it gives me the same message. (and there are no disks in any drive) After the detection of IDE Devices... my hard drive isn't showing up anymore either. I originally thought that it was the RAM but now I'm leaning toward a bad hd? anyone have any ideas or heard of this before?

 

[SuepaFly]

Sounds like programming error. If the last successful settings doesn't work (assuming you have system restore on...which is default), then you may just have to try the tried and true inserting the windows disk and boot off the disk. It may make you reinstall but it may repair. Can't hurt.

 

[EeyoreX]

Memtest would be my first stop. Download it and check your RAM. Bad RAM can cause a number of BSOD errors. RAM can go bad pretty much overnight, so do yourself a favor and check yours. Either use memtest or try another stick of RAM.

\Dan

 

[hjo3]

What's your video card? XP has a known issue with constant restarting w/ Radeons (MSKB 318023).

 

[bwunglu]

I'm running a Gainward GeForce 4 68mb... It was replaced about 1 month ago, so I know that it's not that. Seems more like a memory problem, but would it even be able to get to the Windows Start Up Screen... (like its loading) and then hit the blue screen? Does that sound right to anyone?

 

[bwunglu]

anyone else have any ideas of how to fix this?

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Ram is suspect #1 given the symptoms being displayed so replacing it with known good ram is the best start, but it would be great if you could provide the exact BSOD as they often tell you what is at fault and are easily referenced.

 

[GAZZA]

I've seen something like this before and there is an apparent fix for it, found it Here

How To - The SOLUTION:
By Raymond

"To resolve this issue, use the Windows Recovery Console to extract a new copy of the Kernel32.dll file from the original Windows XP compact disc (The CD). To do this, and follow these steps:

Follow these steps to install Recovery Console:
By Raymond


1. Start the Recovery Console. If you do not have the Recovery Console installed, start it from the Windows XP compact disc (The CD). Follow the a. b. c. d. steps to install Recovery Console:

a. Insert the Windows XP CD in your CD drive and restart your computer. If prompted, select any options required to boot from the CD.

b. When the text-based part of Setup begins, follow the prompts; you need to choose the repair or recover option by pressing R .

c. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose the installation that you need to access from the recovery console.

d. When your prompted, type the Administrator password.

2. At the command prompt, type cd system32 , and then press ENTER.

3. Type ren kernel32.dll kernel32.old , and then press ENTER.

4. Type map , and then press ENTER.

5. Note the drive letter assigned to the CD-ROM drive that contains the Windows XP CD. It is displayed in a format similar to the following:

D: \Device\CdRom0

6. Type expand drive \i386\kernel32.dl_ (where drive is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive that contains the Windows XP CD), and then press ENTER. For example:

Expand d:\i386\kernel32.dl_
Note the underscore character after the "L" in Kernel32.dl_

The following message appears:

Kernel32.dll
1 file(s) expanded.

7. Type in exit, after the computer restarts remove the Windows XP CD and start the computer normally".

 

[bwunglu]

bump one time... because of the new problem.

 

[Trevelyan]

Just fixed a problem exactly like this... turned out to be the hard drive. Make sure SMART is enabled in the bios and see if it gives you any error messages.