Koma

Okay, I have figured it out. It's an error with the integrated Nvidia driver from XP. I tried an nlited version with removed drivers and it worked. There are no problems if you install the drivers manually...

I have reported this problem before but appearently nobody could help me. When I try to boot Windows XP I get this error Blue Screen message: At first I was running XP Home without any problems until I messed around with my uxtheme.dll. Then Windows would still boot but not load the desktop so I thaught reinstalling Windows would be the next best thing. However, Windows installation failed to proceed as it tried to configure my hardware. My system specs: P5N-e SLI (Asus) Q6600 Quadcore (Intel) GeForce 8800 GT (no name) 2 GB ram DDR2-800 (Team Elite) 320 GB HDD (Samsung) I tried Vista instead and it had no problems at all. Also GNU/Linux boots perfectly. I have now borrowed a XP Professional DVD from a friend and I wanted to see if it had any problems. The Windows installation works like a charm but when it tried to load the desktop I get the above error message again. Please help me, thank you!

"Pass complete, no errors, press ESC to exit" Oh well, I'll ask my friend for his Vista copy again, install it, leave it unactivated and see if I THEN can boot XP...

Whoops, sorry!Well, uhm, eh, I'm really confused about this one... Actually it should be SATA-II but it's labeled as SCSI. System Info (siw172.exe) says: Samsung HD321KJ SCSI Disk Device BTW, Vista DVD booted without any problems. Too bad I sold my Vista copy 6 months ago and got me XP instead

Since the system wouldn't let me boot from CD anymore I decided I don't want to rescue Windows anymore. This is what I did: I loaded GParted from Ubuntu and removed the Windows partition compleltely. I created a new partition which I haven't formated yet. (Preparation for a fresh Windows installation.) I insert the Windows XP CD (it doesn't ask me to press a button to boot this time) and I get the message that the system is looking for my hardware configuration (or something like that) and the screen goes black and I never get an answer. I tried several Linux CDs and they ALL boot without ANY problem! Neither my retail XP CD nor my tweaked CD work. I have yet to test another Windows CD and will ask a friend if I can try his Vista copy. How can Windows cause problems when it's not even installed anymore? What the hell happened to my system? I need a tissue...

All cables seemed fine. And I wouldn't know why they shouldn't I haven't moved the PC for a month. I analyzed my hard drive with TestDisk and it found nothing so I selected "search deeper": Further: How am I supposed to proceed? So you guys think the problem's based on hardware? I did get my hard drive from eBay

Thanks for your help! Is it maybe possible that just my Windows partition got messed up? I tried the alternate boot.ini and this is what I got: A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps: Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any nearly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is possibly configured and terminated. Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer. Technical information: *** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xBACC3524,0xC0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000) I don't know how I can run CHKDSK as my Windows CD doesn't work. Which command line would be appropriate for FSCK? I couldn't find a Ntblog.txt although Windows said it would create a log upon booting. It doesn't seem to save before the crash, though.

Hi, sorry for registering just to ask for your help! Somebody over at a Linux forum recommended this site to me and said I might find somebody who knows an answer to my problem! Overview: I dualboot Windows XP Home (32-Bit) US version and Ubuntu 8.04 (amd64) German version. I do not use a pirated copy but an OEM CD. I have preinstalled drivers and SP3 with nLite. Windows worked without any problem for 3 months now. I have Kaspersky Internet Security 2007 set to maximum security. I updated graphics drivers once* (two days before Windows crashed) - I haven't changed the system any other than that! * NVIDIA PhysX System Software Problem: One day Windows just wouldn't boot anymore. Instead of loading the login screen the PC just rebooted and sent me back to Ubuntu's GRUB loader. Loading the last working configuration for Windows didn't change anything. I can boot into Safe Mode but there's not much I can do. I tried running Kaspersky to search for a virus but it reported it can't do much in Safe Mode. All I can do is use system restore. So that's what I did. To my dismay I had to find out that Windows' System Restore DOES remove and alter files, although it clearly says that it does not! However, Windows loaded back normal again - just some files went missing. But hell, next restart XP won't boot again. I try System Restore again but it does not work this time - XP reboots before showing the login screen. I try loading an even older configuration with System Restore and it boots up again, losing more data on the way (some new files remained, though). I tried changing couple of settings and uninstalling everything I do not need. Next restart it still won't boot anymore. I got really upset at this point! I'm ready to format and reinstall XP and insert the original Windows CD... (Ubuntu still works without any problems - I'm using it now!) "Press any key to boot from CD..." "Please wait while setup configures your hardware..." Black screen. No answer. I waited for 30 minutes. The red light indicates that the system is trying to do something but I don't recall waiting longer than 3 seconds for the setup screen to appear. Pressing the power button results into a restart but the CD still won't access the setup. I've also tried the nLite tweaked version of my Windows CD but nothing changed! I also tried my girlfriend's copy of Windows without success. Short: I can boot neither Windows nor the Windows Boot CD! I can keep system restoring my PC but on the way I keep losing more and more files and it will only work until I restart! My guess: Windows loads in Safe Mode but it reboots as soon as it's supposed to make use of the graphics card. I fear that the newly released Nvidia PhysX drivers jacked my graphics accelerator. Windows doesn't let me remove the drivers in Safe Mode, though. What makes little sense to me is that I could reboot several times after installing the new drivers and that the card has absolutely no problems under GNU/Linux (using Compiz-Fusion), yet the Windows CD has problems recognizing the hardware... Your help is greatly appreciated!