Start Up Troubles

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Pauley

Hello.

I'm running Windows XP, home edition I think, on an emachines laptop.
Earlier today I was simultaneously trying to download some files through
windows update aswell as extract game server files from Meneda. Specifically
the Meneda Suite.

It Extracted uncompletely once, so I re-downloaded the now-deleted compressed
folder and attempted to open it once again. It didn't work.

At this point, my computer slowed. The instalation went to a standstill, so
I attempted to close down everything.

It took a good halfhour, to an hour but I got down to my desktop. I opened
taskmanager, everything there was closed.

Then I tried to restart my computer.

This was obsurdly slow, so I delted some un-needed processes, like freePOP,
msnmsg. Things that were running, but not active.

It begins to shut down, but freezes. I wait an hour before removing the
battery, plugging back in outlet power, and turning it back on.

It will not start Windows XP now

It shows the black window explaining that windows was shut down incorrectly,
if I know why chose Start Normally, if the computer froze and/or shut down of
it's own regard, choose Start With Last Known blah blah blah.

Fine, I selected Start Normally, and it didn't work, moved to Start With Last
Known whatever.
I've tried all three possible Safe Mode Starts aswell.
I've disabled Quiet Boot to see if this helps me.

Everything I try to run doesn't work. It flashes a blue error screen to
quickly for me to read it, then goes back to black screen said before.

When I run in Safe Boot, it runs the list of programs fine, but catches on
one and returns to the black screen.

The line it stops at is this:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\gagp30kx.sys

I figure this is the file C:\WINDOWS\...\gagp30kx.sys

Any help as to what I can do?
I don't want to re-formate my harddrive as I've taken a long time getting
this laptop set up to how I like it. I don't even know how to do it,
truthfully.

But I REALLY don't want to have to do that. I have a working desktop
computer, obviously, that I can connect to it.

So, can I fix this?
 
Please give details ! - Where does it stop or hang up. What have done
to try and resolve it. Have you tried Safe Mode or Last Known Good
Configuration ?
 
R. McCarty said:
Please give details ! - Where does it stop or hang up. What have done
to try and resolve it. Have you tried Safe Mode or Last Known Good
Configuration ?


I told you in there. I tried all of it.

I even told SPECIFICALLY were in hung up booting up safemode. all the info's
up there.

I tried both "boot device"s my computer had, and since have returned it to
the default in the BIOS screen.
 
Hello.

I'm running Windows XP, home edition I think, on an emachines laptop.
Earlier today I was simultaneously trying to download some files through
windows update aswell as extract game server files from Meneda. Specifically
the Meneda Suite.

It Extracted uncompletely once, so I re-downloaded the now-deleted compressed
folder and attempted to open it once again. It didn't work.

At this point, my computer slowed. The instalation went to a standstill, so
I attempted to close down everything.

It took a good halfhour, to an hour but I got down to my desktop. I opened
taskmanager, everything there was closed.

Then I tried to restart my computer.

This was obsurdly slow, so I delted some un-needed processes, like freePOP,
msnmsg. Things that were running, but not active.

It begins to shut down, but freezes. I wait an hour before removing the
battery, plugging back in outlet power, and turning it back on.

It will not start Windows XP now

It shows the black window explaining that windows was shut down incorrectly,
if I know why chose Start Normally, if the computer froze and/or shut down of
it's own regard, choose Start With Last Known blah blah blah.

Fine, I selected Start Normally, and it didn't work, moved to Start With Last
Known whatever.
I've tried all three possible Safe Mode Starts aswell.
I've disabled Quiet Boot to see if this helps me.

Everything I try to run doesn't work. It flashes a blue error screen to
quickly for me to read it, then goes back to black screen said before.

When I run in Safe Boot, it runs the list of programs fine, but catches on
one and returns to the black screen.

The line it stops at is this:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\gagp30kx.sys

I figure this is the file C:\WINDOWS\...\gagp30kx.sys

Any help as to what I can do?
I don't want to re-formate my harddrive as I've taken a long time getting
this laptop set up to how I like it. I don't even know how to do it,
truthfully.

But I REALLY don't want to have to do that. I have a working desktop
computer, obviously, that I can connect to it.

So, can I fix this?
There's the first post. Did it show up?

R. McCarty said:
So this latest post is a new one ? All the information is up where ?
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
I tried both "boot device"s my computer had, and since have returned it to
the default in the BIOS screen.
 
Hello?

R. McCarty said:
So this latest post is a new one ? All the information is up where ?
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
I tried both "boot device"s my computer had, and since have returned it to
the default in the BIOS screen.
 
Pardon me for abandoning the topic, I'll have to admit I drifted off
to sleep sitting here in my leather office chair. Anyway, I read thru
your description. First thing that comes to mind is pulling power on
a PC will tend to cause disk inconsistencies. If you have a XP CD
I would boot to it, take the 1st "R" for Recovery console. Once it
prompts for XP instance (1.) and Administrator password, I'd do
a Chkdsk C: which is a Read-Only or cursory check of the drive.
Chkdsk may report error(s) and suggest a Chkdsk with Repair or
/P option. One word of caution, Chkdsk in the course of fixing any
issues may remove data, so hopefully your PC is adequately backed
up.

Pauley said:
Hello?

R. McCarty said:
So this latest post is a new one ? All the information is up where ?
Please give details ! - Where does it stop or hang up. What have done
to try and resolve it. Have you tried Safe Mode or Last Known Good
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
I tried both "boot device"s my computer had, and since have returned it
to
the default in the BIOS screen.
 
Alrighty, thanks. I'll give it a looks-see.
And I know pulling power's bad. There wasn't really another option I could
think of at the time, however

R. McCarty said:
Pardon me for abandoning the topic, I'll have to admit I drifted off
to sleep sitting here in my leather office chair. Anyway, I read thru
your description. First thing that comes to mind is pulling power on
a PC will tend to cause disk inconsistencies. If you have a XP CD
I would boot to it, take the 1st "R" for Recovery console. Once it
prompts for XP instance (1.) and Administrator password, I'd do
a Chkdsk C: which is a Read-Only or cursory check of the drive.
Chkdsk may report error(s) and suggest a Chkdsk with Repair or
/P option. One word of caution, Chkdsk in the course of fixing any
issues may remove data, so hopefully your PC is adequately backed
up.
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
 
Alrighty, I went searching but couldn't find a disc. Is there any way to
use my transfer cable to have my desktop run scandisk on my laptop will
Windows XP is down?
Alrighty, thanks. I'll give it a looks-see.
And I know pulling power's bad. There wasn't really another option I could
think of at the time, however
Pardon me for abandoning the topic, I'll have to admit I drifted off
to sleep sitting here in my leather office chair. Anyway, I read thru
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
 
No, unfortunately that isn't possible. Any XP disk will work for a
Recovery Console session. It doesn't have to be the actual disk that
was used to install XP.

Pauley said:
Alrighty, I went searching but couldn't find a disc. Is there any way to
use my transfer cable to have my desktop run scandisk on my laptop will
Windows XP is down?
Alrighty, thanks. I'll give it a looks-see.
And I know pulling power's bad. There wasn't really another option I
could
think of at the time, however
Pardon me for abandoning the topic, I'll have to admit I drifted off
to sleep sitting here in my leather office chair. Anyway, I read thru
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
to
the default in the BIOS screen.
 
Bumpin' it.
Alrighty, I went searching but couldn't find a disc. Is there any way to
use my transfer cable to have my desktop run scandisk on my laptop will
Windows XP is down?
Alrighty, thanks. I'll give it a looks-see.
And I know pulling power's bad. There wasn't really another option I could
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
 
Crap. Well, where do you think I can get one? Could I burn one?

R. McCarty said:
No, unfortunately that isn't possible. Any XP disk will work for a
Recovery Console session. It doesn't have to be the actual disk that
was used to install XP.
Alrighty, I went searching but couldn't find a disc. Is there any way to
use my transfer cable to have my desktop run scandisk on my laptop will
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
 
fall asleep again?

R. McCarty said:
No, unfortunately that isn't possible. Any XP disk will work for a
Recovery Console session. It doesn't have to be the actual disk that
was used to install XP.
Alrighty, I went searching but couldn't find a disc. Is there any way to
use my transfer cable to have my desktop run scandisk on my laptop will
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
 
I've found isntructions to create a bootable WIN XP disc through Nero.
Thanks for your help thus far. Any other ideas?
fall asleep again?
No, unfortunately that isn't possible. Any XP disk will work for a
Recovery Console session. It doesn't have to be the actual disk that
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
 
I found myself a restore disc, and now everything's running great!

Thanks for your help
 

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