0x000000CA Error. System reboots in loop..

[JD]

Hello Everyone...

Yesterday evening i plugged in an external hard disk (Western Digital) to my
Windows XP Professional 32 bit PC having the following configuration:-

Intel Core2Duo 2.2 GHz Processor
Intel 945G MotherBoard
2GB RAM
Seagate 250GB SATA HDD
Wireless Keyboard and mouse
CD Writer,
DVD Writer.


After a while it showed the blue screen with the following STOP Error Code
STOP: 0x000000CA (0x00000001, 0x89c03368, ox89c079e0, 0x00000000)

The error message was as follows:-
A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage
to your computer..
Plug and play detected an error likely caused by a faulty driver.


After this i tried restarting the system but it started to restart again
and again when the Windows XP loading window comes.
After this i tried re-installing Windows XP but when it reaches the "Set up
is starting windows", the same screen appears again.
So it is neither booting properly nor letting me install a fresh copy of
Windows XP...

What is the cause of this problem and How can i overcome it..

Please help..
Any help is highly appreciated..
Thanks in advance..

 

[Peter Foldes]

0x000000CA: PNP_DETECTED_FATAL_ERROR
Which means a bad driver. Use the following to narrow down which one is causing your
issue

Read first before using tool
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=244617&sd=RMVP

Driver Verifier tool is found at Start\Run\verifier