Inaccessible Boot Device

[Guest]

Hi,
I have Windows XP Professional (home edition) on my PC. When starting the
system all I receive is a blue screen indicating STOP 0x0000007B
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE. The message indicates if this is the 1st time this
screen apprears restart the computer or run chkdsk/f. (This is the 1st time
this screen has appreared!) I cannot get to the desktop or any programme to
run a virus check even!.
I cannot shut down the PC until I hold down the shut down on the unit for 10
seconds.
It also mentions to check for virus or any hardware that has been installed.
I have tried starting in safe mode but no luck. The recovery cd does not
clean or recover etc. No new hardware/programmes were installed.
I would appreciate some help. Thank you.

 

[John John]

Hi,
I have Windows XP Professional (home edition) on my PC. When starting the
system all I receive is a blue screen indicating STOP 0x0000007B
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE. The message indicates if this is the 1st time this
screen apprears restart the computer or run chkdsk/f. (This is the 1st time
this screen has appreared!) I cannot get to the desktop or any programme to
run a virus check even!.
I cannot shut down the PC until I hold down the shut down on the unit for 10
seconds.
It also mentions to check for virus or any hardware that has been installed.
I have tried starting in safe mode but no luck. The recovery cd does not
clean or recover etc. No new hardware/programmes were installed.
I would appreciate some help. Thank you.

If you cannot boot to the Recovery Console with your Recovery cd go to
the Microsoft site and get the Setup boot disks, with these disks you
will be able to boot to the Recovery Console.

How to obtain Windows XP Setup boot disks
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994

And review this:
Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058

And, read here:

How to troubleshoot "Stop 0x0000007B" errors in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324103

If the drive controller is not at fault you can try these from the
Recovery Console:

chkdsk /r
fixboot

John