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dumping physical memory and STOP error

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DragonReborn

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OK, fun situation on my dell laptop running Win2000:

Came home to my computer and a screen saying-"dumping pyhsical memory" and then i turned it off, and then when i turned it back on, the screen said-

"*** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xEB82784C, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE

If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated. Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer.

Refer to your Getting Started manual for more information on troubleshooting Stop errors."

I have checked for dumping physical memory and this exact "STOP: 0x0000007B" but I can't find a solution. I did not recently uninstall, install any software/hardware.

I think it's a virus that either corrupted my windows install or a hard drive crash.

thoughts?
 
Doe it do this if you boot to SAFE mode?
Can you run last known configuration first thought - tap F8 till you get to the safe mode menu screen - choose last known....
 
thanks for the advice guys and the quick response. =)

I tried safe mode to no avail but I will try Last Known Good and report back.

hope it works...
 
tried last known good and safe mode to no avail but i think i got a clue.

when i tried to boot into safe mode in stalled on "c:\windows\system32\agp440.sys"

i did some searching and this is a common problem but i can't find a solution.

another issue is that i do not have my win2000 install disk so I can't repair windows and I can't run chkdsk

ideas?
 
Sorry - just remembered - you can't get into safe mode....

Can you boot into NTFS DOS (search on google), or get Barts boot PE disk - that will have some tools and is completely configurable.
 
never had too much experience with Bart but I was going to give it a shot. does it come with Chkdsk automatically or do you have to build it?

i forgot if Bart was the one that I needed my Windows install cd to build...? cause i don't have it.

annoying...

I basically just want to back up my data...I wonder if booting to a live linux cd would be the best best just to burn some data and then reinstall/reformat?
 
Look on their site and it is very well explained.
If you wanted to use Bart to boot the wincd, then, yes, you would need your win cd, but if you are just looking for utilities to use for NTFS at boot, then, no.
 
Do you know anyone who might have a win2k or winxp boot cd? (a winxp one will still work even though you're running 2k, because all we need is chkdsk). If you can get one, reboot to the recovery console and run chkdsk /r. The agp440.sys is just the last driver to get loaded before the BSOD, and probably doesn't have anything to do with the problem. When the chkdsk finishes (might take a couple hours), reboot into Windows normal mode and see what happens.
 
thanks both of you...appreciate the help. =) I have everything at home and nothing with me. I guess I will have to get my discs sent out to me.

questions:

1. the winxp disc will work on a win2000 install? never knew

2. obviously the chkdsk won't delete any files, right?

3. if i run a repair install (last choice scenario) will THAT delete any files or just rewrite the windows folder?

thanks again!
 
Originally posted by: DragonReborn
1. the winxp disc will work on a win2000 install? never knew
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For the recovery console, yeah. Other features like the repair probably won't work though, or it will say it can't find the windows installation. For a repair, you need the disc that's the same as the OS.

2. obviously the chkdsk won't delete any files, right?
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No, it only scans and repairs bad areas of the drive. Just be sure it's chkdsk /r so it actually repairs (otherwise it just scans but doesn't fix anything).

3. if i run a repair install (last choice scenario) will THAT delete any files or just rewrite the windows folder?
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A repair, assuming the disc is the same as your OS (a win2k disc for a win2k install), will only overwrite system files that it deems to be bad. A full reinstall will erase your files though.

By the way, for the Win2k repair function, it'll probably ask for the emergency rescue floppy disk. It can be created on any win2k machine. There might be places you can download it as well, but I don't know for sure. Try chkdsk first.
 
Slug, thanks. everything is very clear. =)

last question: is BartPE the best rescue CD to just copy some files? can i even copy files with BartPE or do I need to use a live linux cd? Finally, does BartPE have chkdsk on it?

i guess I will never travel without my windows cd's... =)
 
sorry to keep this topic open but just to make sure...there is no other way to run chkdsk without a windows 2000/windows xp disc? Just want to make sure there is no secret way to run it. =)
 
Originally posted by: theslug
Not that I know of unless someone else here has any ideas.
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There's a 6-disk set of floppies you can download from Microsoft that will run CHKDSK for you, via floppies, and, IIRC, your original CD isn't required.
 
wow...just to make my day even more fun I can't find a computer with a floppy drive (besides my own) to make these setup disks. Sigh. =

Anyway I can make a bootable CD with these files on it?

Thanks!
 
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