Blue screen after full recovery

[Willem de Jonge]

My Windows XP Home became very unstable after installing
service pack 1. Therefore I decided to restore the hard
disk to it's original settings by using an Application &
Support CD which accompanied my compute 18 month's ago.
After rebooting my hard disk I briefly see the windows
logo and than the screen turns blue and I get the follwing
error code: "STOP: 0X0000008E (0X0000005, 0X00000000,
0XF9E483B8, 0X00000000)". I did not install any hardware,
so that cannot be the problem. What should I do now.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Actually, it can be the problem, you may need to update drivers for some of
your devices. Check the device manufacturer's web sites for the latest
drivers. Do not use Windows Update for this and if you install new drivers,
ignore any messages about the drivers being unsigned by Microsoft.

In an effort to see the entire error message, you can do the following:
Go to Control Panel, open System, go to the Advanced tab, click Settings
under Startup and Recovery, remove the check from automatically restart
under System Failure.

You might also check Event Viewer. Open Control Panel, go to Administrative
Tools, open Event Viewer, look for any errors that correspond to the time
when the issue occurred, double click the error message, the information
contained within may give a clue as to the source of the issue.

 

[Willem de Jonge]

Thank you for your advice. However I don't get Windows XP
running, so the Control Panel is not a viable option. Is
it possible to update the dirvers without being able to
start windows?

An other options might be to use a boot disk which enables
me to switch to dos mode and consequently formatting my c
partition and then only installing XP.

Only problem with that option is that starting XP form the
CD ROM alway keeps hanging on the HAL (Hardware
Abstraction Layer).

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

No dos mode but it shouldn't be necessary with XP. Follow the procedure
below:
Boot with the XP CD in the drive. When you see the message on the boot
screen to "Press any key in order to boot from the CD," do so.

After loading drivers and files, you should be taken to a screen with
the following:

To Setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To Repair a Windows XP Installation using Recovery Console press R.
To Quit setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.

In your case, press ENTER.

Agree to the License agreement by pressing F8.

You will then be taken to a screen with two options.

To repair the selected Windows XP installation press R.
To continue installing a fresh copy of Windows XP without repairing,
press ESC.

This will bring you to a partition map where you
can delete, create and format partitions.
Select the drive you wish to format, delete the partition, then create a new
partition, format as desired and continue with XP installation.

 

[Willem de Jonge]

Only problem with that option is that booting XP form the
CD ROM alway keeps hanging on the HAL (Hardware
Abstraction Layer) and I don't get past it.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Next step, if you have a Windows 9x boot floopy, boot with it, at the "a"
prompt type fdisk and press enter. Delete the non-DOS partition, if it says
there is no non-DOS partition, delete the primary DOS partition, in either
case, create a new primary DOS partition after deleting the previous
partition, set the partition active, reboot with the floppy still in the
drive, at the "a" prompt type format C: /s, once format is complete, place
the XP CD in the drive, reboot the system and run XP setup as instructed
previously. This should rid you have the HAL issue.

Follow the procedure below for reinstalling XP. Do not bypass the deleting
the current partition and format stage. The above deletion and format was
simply to wipe your system of XP, these tools are not compatible with XP so
use XP setup to again delete and create a partition and format:
Boot with the XP CD in the drive. When you see the message on the boot
screen to "Press any key in order to boot from the CD," do so.

After loading drivers and files, you should be taken to a screen with
the following:

To Setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To Repair a Windows XP Installation using Recovery Console press R.
To Quit setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.

In your case, press ENTER.

Agree to the License agreement by pressing F8.

You will then be taken to a screen with two options.

To repair the selected Windows XP installation press R.
To continue installing a fresh copy of Windows XP without repairing,
press ESC.

This will bring you to a partition map where you
can delete, create and format partitions.
Select the drive you wish to format, delete the partition, then create a new
partition, format as desired and continue with XP installation.

 

[Willem de Jonge]

Thank you for your instructions. I will try this the
coming weekend as looks like this will take some time. I
will let you know what the outcome is.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

You're welcome.
Good luck, Willem.