Re: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
From: Kerry Brown (kerry_at_kdbNOSPAMsystems.c*o*m)
Date: 03/15/05
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Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 12:55:17 -0800
"Brandon" <Brandon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Ok then,
> I have not added any software or hardware recently. The first time I did
> the repair install it restarted after doing it and still had the same
> problem. Now I don't have the option to do the repair install and even
> though I have tried the things to get a repair install it does not work.
> I
> couldn't get into safe mode because the NTLDR problem occured, now it
> still
> doesn't do any good because that error I told you about comes up. I have
> a
> western digital 120 gb hard drive. I am not sure what you mean SATA but
> it
> is hooked up by the IDE cable. (not external). SP2 has been installed for
> quite some time (XP Pro). I did the repair from the original XP CD with
> out
> SP2 so I guess that means it is not slipstreamed.
>
Brandon
It is not looking good for saving your files. It looks like you may have to
format the drive and start again. Before doing that I would make sure it's
not a hardware problem. Bad RAM or a bad hard drive can cause the problems
you are having. A bad power supply can also indirectly cause the problem.
You should try disconnecting all your drives including any CDROM/DVDROM
except for the hard drive you boot from. The power cables and data cables
must be physically disconnected. Disconnect all external devices except
keyboard and mouse. If you have any extra PCI cards installed remove them as
well.This will get your power consumption to a bare minimum. See if it boots
to Windows now. If it does you have a bad power supply or one of the items
you disconnected is bad. If not something else is the problem. If you have
more than one stick of RAM, try removing all but one and see what happens.
Try booting with each stick. If you have only one stick you could try a
memory test program like the one at www.memtest.org You should also go to
www.westerndigital.com and download the diagnostic utility for your hard
drive. Warning! some of the functions in the hard drive diagnostic will
erase your data. Be careful when using it. If none of this works and you
really need the data I would take the computer to good repair shop in your
area.
Kerry
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