Disconnect all peripherals except keyboard, mouse and monitor.
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
What exactly do you have by way of a Windows XP CD?
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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cyber shadow wrote:
> no i just tried booting up like you said got to the option screen but
> i couldnt find anything about disabling automatic restart and i still
> cant load safe mode it just restarts. ive tried going through the
> boot devices and booting through the cd but that just goes through a
> load of blue screens before settling on and eroor message say STOP
> 0*0000007E (0*C0000005,0*80845404,0*FBC63260,0*FBC62F5C)
>
> "brandon dub" wrote:
>
>> Right after your BIOS loads press F8 until you see a screen with
>> options like you just described. You should see an option to
>> "disable automatic restart" and select that. Try resetting to last
>> known good configuration after that.
>>
>> If you can actually boot into safemode then go right to device
>> manager (start > run > devmgmt.msc > enter) and lok for a yellow
>> icon and uninstall it then reboot.
>>
>> You should be getting an error message somewhere, maybe a BSOD?
>> youll have ot look up the error code or any other info it provided,
>> if nothing else you might have to boot into the Windows CD and do a
>> repair... good luck. --
>> Brandon Dub.''
>>
>>
>> "cyber shadow" wrote:
>>
>>> every time i load up my computer it starts like normal then says
>>> something about "we apologize for the inconvenience, but windows
>>> did not start successfully. a recent hardware or software change
>>> mite of caused this." then it gives me 5 choices of things to do
>>> 1)safe mode
>>> 2)safe mode with networking
>>> 3)safe mode with command prompt
>>> 4)last known good config
>>> 5)start windows normally
>>> i have tried all of these options repeatedly but each one just
>>> restarts the computer and makes me go through the option again.
>>> any ideas for this would be great.