Can't start Windows XP Home this is what I see

[Guest]

WhenI reboot I get this message after setup. I cannot even get safe mode F8
or even F5 at all. I just get this message. Any suggestions?


TRAP 0000006=============EXCEPTION==================

tr=0028 cr0=00000011 cr2=00000000 cr3=00000000

gdt limit=03FF base=00017000 idt limit=07FF base=00017400

CS:eip=0008:0042AB7E SS:esp=0010:0061 FEC errcode=0000
flags=00010002 NoCy NoZr IntDis Down TrapDis

eax=00001114 ebx=004026B1 ecx=00001618 edx=534D0040

ds=0010 es=0010 edi=0047164F esi=00051D68

ebp=0061FF0 cr0=00000011 fs=0030 gs=0000

 

[Malke]

WhenI reboot I get this message after setup. I cannot even get safe
mode F8
or even F5 at all. I just get this message. Any suggestions?

This usually indicates bad RAM, not a software (Windows) issue. Do a RAM
test. I like Memtest86+ from www.memtest.org. Obviously, you will have
to get this and make the bootable media from a working computer with an
Internet connection, a cd burner and third-party burning software (if
you want the bootable cd). Download either the .iso for the bootable cd
or the precompiled Windows binary for the bootable floppy. Make the
bootable media and then take it to the sick machine and boot with it.
The test will run immediately. If you get errors, replace the RAM.

Sometimes the RAM is not bad and the motherboard is, so if this is
fairly new RAM you might want to test it in another machine. If the RAM
tests fine in another machine, it is either incompatible with the
original motherboard (obviously not if it was working until now, just
if it is RAM you've recently put in) or the motherboard itself is bad.

Malke

 

[Guest]

This usually indicates bad RAM, not a software (Windows) issue. Do a RAM
test. I like Memtest86+ from www.memtest.org. Obviously, you will have
to get this and make the bootable media from a working computer with an
Internet connection, a cd burner and third-party burning software (if
you want the bootable cd). Download either the .iso for the bootable cd
or the precompiled Windows binary for the bootable floppy. Make the
bootable media and then take it to the sick machine and boot with it.
The test will run immediately. If you get errors, replace the RAM.

Sometimes the RAM is not bad and the motherboard is, so if this is
fairly new RAM you might want to test it in another machine. If the RAM
tests fine in another machine, it is either incompatible with the
original motherboard (obviously not if it was working until now, just
if it is RAM you've recently put in) or the motherboard itself is bad.

Malke
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[Guest]

I'm working on a customer's PC that has the same problem. Not MB, CPU, Memory
or any other hardware. Can connect to different drive and do full install of
XP Pro without error... The error suggests hardware since its not getting to
the point of loading any OS specific files or drivers. Have seen this error
with a defective boot sector on the drive or bad buffer memory on a drive.