BSOD and boot issues

[Brinner]

My PC is currently caught in a loop of BSOD's when I try to boot up,
it starts loading windows and I get a flash of a BSOD and it reboots.
No idea what the error actually is because it reboots too quickly.

The first thing I decided to try was to stick in the installation CD
and I was going to try and do a repair from there. For some reason I
can't understand the PC will not boot from the CD but tries to start
windows each time. I checked the boot config in setup and the first
preference is CD. I disconnected my primary HDD and it boots from the
CD fine, but thats not a lot of use to me.

My primary HDD is a 500gig Samsung SATA drive. I am not running RAID
or any fanciness like that.

If I can get it to boot from the CD with the primary HDD connected I
think I can deal with anything from there, can anyone help at all?

Thanks in advance,

Brian

 

[philo]

My PC is currently caught in a loop of BSOD's when I try to boot up,
it starts loading windows and I get a flash of a BSOD and it reboots.
No idea what the error actually is because it reboots too quickly.

The first thing I decided to try was to stick in the installation CD
and I was going to try and do a repair from there. For some reason I
can't understand the PC will not boot from the CD but tries to start
windows each time. I checked the boot config in setup and the first
preference is CD. I disconnected my primary HDD and it boots from the
CD fine, but thats not a lot of use to me.

My primary HDD is a 500gig Samsung SATA drive. I am not running RAID
or any fanciness like that.

If I can get it to boot from the CD with the primary HDD connected I
think I can deal with anything from there, can anyone help at all?

Thanks in advance,

Brian

Run a RAM test

 

[Brinner]

Run a RAM test

How do I do this?

Brian

 

[John John (MVP)]

Tap the F8 key just before Windows start to load and disable Automatic
Restart on System Failure and see if you can get useful information from
the BSOD. From the F8 boot option screen try to boot to the Last Known
Good Configuration, if you cannot boot to LKGC try booting to Safe-Mode.

John

 

[Gerry]

You need to post a copy of the Stop Error (BSOD) report.

Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by
allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Right click on
the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select Properties, Advanced,
Start-Up and Recovery, System Failure and uncheck box before
Automatically Restart.

Do not re-enable automatic restart on system failure until you have
resolved the problem. Check for variants of the Stop Error message.

An alternative is to keep pressing the F8 key during Start-Up and select
option - Disable automatic restart on system failure.

If you are using a wireless keyboard and the F8 key does not work
substitute a wired keyboard and mouse for this exercise only.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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[Brinner]

In setup I have "wait for F1" on error enabled, but it makes no
difference.

I have tried booting in safe mode, no use. I stops with a message
"press escape to to cancle loading SPTD.sys and then reboots''.

I can boot from the CD now, by pressing F8, I tried running the repair
console, but nothing changed.

I still get BSOD while windows is loading.

Thanks again.

Brian

 

[John John (MVP)]

F1 is not the right key and you are not pressing F8 at the right time,
start tapping the F8 key just after the BIOS information screens, just
before Windows starts to load.

John

 

[Brinner]

F8 gets me into setup.

In setup, the only thing I can find relating to errors is "wait for F1
on error: enabled"

 

[John John (MVP)]

You are pressing the key too early!

John

F8 gets me into setup.

In setup, the only thing I can find relating to errors is "wait for F1
on error: enabled"

 

[Gerry]

What is your computer make and model?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Brinner]

Which key?

The only one I am pressing at all is F8

 

[Brinner]

What key too early?

I am hitting F8 to enter setup before windows starts. Thats all I am
doing.

 

[Brinner]

It doesn't have a make and model, I built it myse

 

[james]

hi guys, i dont know if you can help but i'm having a similar problem, my
error message is unmountable_boot_volume my computer is used to run a tube
bender but i have isolated it from the machine.we just installed a new hard
drive about two months ago and it has been running fine then today i tried to
start it up and got the message "we apologize for the inconviecne..." i
disabled automatic restart in the f8 menu thats how i saw the error message.
any help would be a big help, thanks

 

[John John (MVP)]

You are pressing the F8 key too early! That is why you are going to the
BIOS setup options. When the computer boots wait for the BIOS and POST
information screens to pass then start tapping the F8 key.

John

 

[Gerry]

James

Start a new thread and post a complete copy of the Stop Error report.
You only cause confusion when you hitch a ride in someone elses
conversation. Your error sounds different to the problem the other
person has!


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[philo]

How do I do this?

Brian

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

 

[Brinner]

I have tried this and it does nothing at all.

What should it be doing?

 

[Brinner]

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks, but if I can't get the PC to boot up, I can't do that.

 

[Gerry]

Is there data you need to recover? If yes you need to remove the drive
and place it in another computer as a second or slave drive.
Alternatively you can place it in an external cradle connected to
another computer.

Otherwise your options seems to be limited to what you can do via the
recovery console. You can run chkdsk and look at the fix boot options.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recovery_Console#Tasks_that_can_be_performed_via_the_recovery_console

How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654

Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console for advanced users
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058

What is the computer make and model?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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