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please read this........... 1) Ensure everything is firmly connected 2) Try a different outlet in the house 3) Try clearing the CMOS (remove battery from mainboard + unplug power from wall, wait for a few minutes, reconnect) 4) Try a minimal boot using just the following components: :thumbup -Mainboard -Power Supply -CPU -A Single memory module If you get beeps from step 4, proceed to add a VGA adapter and keyboard, boot again If that gives you some form of display, add a hard drive, boot again If that gives you more of your system, add another remaining component, and so on, when you find the one that halts the boot process, you've likely found the damaged component

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Please READ THIS....... Important Warning The Windows Installer CleanUp Utility is provided "as is" to help resolve installation problems for programs that use Microsoft Windows Installer. If you use this utility, you may have to reinstall other programs. Caution is advised. On This Page SUMMARY Microsoft has updated the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility. With the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility, you can remove a program's Windows Installer configuration information. You may want to remove the Windows Installer configuration information for your program if you experience installation (Setup) problems. For example, you may have to remove a program's Windows Installer configuration information if you have installation problems when you try to add (or remove) a component of your program that was not included when you first installed your program. The Windows Installer CleanUp Utility does not: • Remove Windows Installer. • Remove files of any programs that are installed by Windows Installer, such as Microsoft Office 2003. The Windows Installer CleanUp Utility does: • Provide a dialog box where you can select one or more programs that were installed by Windows Installer. You select the programs on the Installed Products list in the Windows Installer CleanUp dialog box. After you make this selection, the utility removes only the Windows Installer configuration information that is related to those programs. • Remove the files and registry settings that make up the Windows Installer configuration information for programs that you select. If you use this utility to remove the Windows Installer configuration information for your program and you plan to reinstall the program, you should reinstall the program in the same folder where you originally installed it. This prevents duplication of files on your hard disk or disks.

please read this....................... Ok so some of you have difficulties loading up Windows XP because it keeps on restartin. Well I got the Soloution. 1. Turn on your PC and press F8 to load up The Start-up Options. Go to "Disable Automatic System Restart on Start-up" And press Enter. 2. You may be asked to select an Operating System (OS). If you do Press Enter. 3. You will get the Windows XP Loading Screen, but of course it will then go to the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Turn off your PC. 4. Turn on your PC, and Press F8 to load up the Start-up Options Console. Go to "Last Known Good Configuration" and press Enter. 5. You may be asked to select an OS. If you do then Press Enter on the Copy of Windows that isn't loading up. 6. Windows Should Load Up Properly. This Strategy Has worked on my Computer, and should work on all. I hope this helps for those people who can't boot up Windows.

read this ........... STOP errors 0x00000050: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA This bugcheck indicates that invalid memory has been referenced. This problem is typically caused by one or more faulty memory modules, one or more faulty processors, buggy drivers or kernel-mode services, registry hive corruption, or paging file corruption. Parameters No. Description 1 Memory address referenced 2 0: Read operation 1: Write operation 3 Address that referenced memory (if known) 4 Reserved Troubleshooting See generic solutions 1: Memory test, 2: Scan the system drive for errors, 3: Last known good and 4: Registry roll-back. You may also need the assistance of a technician that is able to use a debugger on the crash dump file(s) (typically stored in %Systemroot%\Minidump) in order to determine which driver, service, process, or hardware device is at fault.

try this......... Delete an OS entry on start up using boot.ini Posted 8/12/2002 by TweakXP Member If you ever had two operating systems dual booting and wanted to delete the option on start up to choose which OS to start, simply do the following. 1. First, open a command prompt. Click start, then run and enter cmd, then click ok. 2. Rnter the following command to see the boot info "bootcfg /query" (this will display your boot settings, what you will need is to take note of which boot entry ID you wish to delete.) 3. Then type the following "bootcfg /delete /id 2 (In this case we have chosen to delete the second OS entry which we noted down earlier from the bootcfg query command.) 4. Then once you restart you won't get the option to pick what OS you want to load. The above is good if you uninstalled an OS but XP still queries you which OS to load.

try this........ How to resolve Common "Windows Installer" Problems This knowledgebase can help you to resolve common Windows Installer problems. SYMPTOMS When you try to install/uninstall some application/s, you may get warning messages like: "The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed" "Windows Installer Service couldn’t be started" "Could not start the Windows Installer service on Local Computer. Error 5: Access is denied." CAUSE The error messages usually appear after failed installation of MSI Package or Disabled "Windows Installer" service. RESOLUTION Method 1 Unregister Windows Installer, and then reregister Windows Installer. To do this, follow these steps: 1. On the "Start" menu, click "Run:. 2. In the "Open" box, type "msiexec /unreg", and then press ENTER. 3. On the "Start" menu, click "Run". 4. In the "Open" box, type "msiexec /regserver", and then press ENTER. Method 2 Upgrade to Windows Installer version 2 or newer version. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Start Microsoft Internet Explorer, and then browse to the following Microsoft Web site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads 2. In the left pane tree menu, click "Setup and System Administration", and then click "Setup". 3. Click "Windows Installer", and then click the appropriate link for your operating system. 4. Click "Download" to download and install Windows Installer version 2 or newer version. Method 3 Use Windows Installer CleanUp Utility to uninstall the failed product. Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;290301 Method 4 The Windows Installer service may disabled on the machine. 1. Go to "Start" -> "Run" , type "services.msc" and press on "Enter" button. 2. Double-click on the service named "Windows Installer". 3. Check the value in the "Startup type:" field. If it's currently set to "Disabled", then this is the problem. Change it by selecting "Manual" from the drop-down box. Method 5 Empty user and system "temp" folders. 1. Empty "%systemdrive%\temp" folder. 2. Empty "%systemdrive%\%windir%\temp" folder. 3. Empty "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temp". Method 6 Enable Windows Installer Logging and call to PSS support. How to Enable Windows Installer Logging http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=223300 How to Enable Windows Installer Logging in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;EN-US;314852 Method 7 Check correct DCOM and System permissions: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=319624 Method 8 If you just upgrade Windows XP workstation to service pack 2 and the windows installer problem appear only after this upgrade, please review the following knowledgebase: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;885894 Method 9 Check that the installation path length and environment variables length are execute 255 characters Method 10 If you get the message error "Error 1628: Failed to complete script based install" And followed the instruction above and it didn’t resolve the problem and you just create fresh installation packet by using InstallShiled tool, please disable "Cache installation on local machine" option during the installation packet create process. Method 11 Check if there pending installation/s: Warning: You should only edit these registry entries if you really know what you're doing. Back up your hard disk first. a. Empty "InProgress" Registry Key Check the following registry key: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\InProgress and clean any entries that you find. b. Empty/Rename "PendingFileRenameOperations" Registry Key: Check the following registry key: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\PendingFileRenameOperations and clean any entries that you find. Method 12 Obtain update MSI Package from the software manufacture

try this 1.Perform an extensive memory test using memtest86+ 2.Use last known Good configuration in booting in safe mode 3.Attempt registry roll back:The SYSTEM hive, which is located in %systemroot%\system32\config\SYSTEM, is responsible for the entire HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System tree. This is where hardware driver information is stored. If the Last Known Good option fails to solve the issue, it may be possible to revert to a previous SYSTEM hive by taking advantage of the System Volume Information folder. There are many other ways to cause this STOP error, including buggy drivers and damaged memory modules or other hardware. 4.boot into safe mode 5.5: CHKDSK /r Boot your Windows installation media, begin setup, and press R at the first screen to enter Recovery Console. An alternate way to jump straight into Recovery Console is to tap F10 when you see the status message about pressing F6 for mass storage drivers. NOTE: if your mass storage controller is SATA, SCSI, or external EIDE, you may need to press F6 (depending on whether the controller is in INT13/legacy mode or not) to allow Windows Setup to load mass storage device drivers from a floppy diskette so that Recovery Console will be able to see your system drive. Once you are logged into Recovery Console, type chkdsk /r and press Enter. goodluck

try this......boot into Safe Mode. Then click on Start/Run,type msconfig then press Ok. Under the 'Startup' tab uncheck everything,press Apply/Ok,reboot at the prompt. Does it now start up normally or not. If the pc now starts up normally,start adding entries back under the 'Startup' tab. Checkmark each box,reboot the pc in between each one until you find the problem. If still no joy,try doing a Selective Startup,it may narrow it down as to what may be causing the problem. Click on Start>Run,type msconfig then press Ok. Under the 'General' tab,click\select 'Selective Startup',then clear all of the subsequent check boxes. You will not be able to clear the 'Use Original BOOT.INI' check box. Starting with the first available check box (Process SYSTEM.INI File). Select each check box one at a time, and restart the machine as prompted until the problem is reproduced. Once the problem reappears,click the tab that corresponds to the selected file. For example,if the problem reappears after selecting the Win.ini file,click the WIN.INI tab in System Configuration Utility. Make sure your AV and Firewall are both running before reconnecting to the internet. Click on Start>Run,type msconfig then press Ok. Under the 'General' tab,click\select 'Diagnostic Startup',then press Apply/Ok, reboot when prompted. Does your pc start up normally now. Click on Start/Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Event Viewer. Check in the System and Application logs for any serious errors[Red X's]. Double click on each error,the 'Event Properties' box will open. Look through the info found there for any clues as to what may be causing your problem. Specially look for any file/driver/

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