Help! Laptop has blue screen!!!

elfmay

OK, I was browsing away earlier and was streaming a programme when laptop suddenly froze. It did nothing for a few minutes, then I got a blue screen saying windows shut down due to major threat/error (or words to that effect). Rebooted and nothing, tried safe mode and still nothing.

So far after several attempts I've managed to get to the windows logo screen twice before getting the blue screen again.

Now I've just turned laptop on again and I got the message press F1 to check system. So now i'm in system setup is there anything I need to check for or change?

Please help! Its DS's laptop and he is having a right hissy fit!!!! :rolleyes:
It's a Toshiba running on win XP pro.

Edited to add: He has no recovery disk or any disk related to laptop or operating system at all. The pitfall of buying cheap and cheerful off ebay! Although should add its months old and been problem free until now.

elfmay

Just wondering, the Boot priority currently states CD-ROM>LAN>FDD>HDD

Is that the problem? I haven't changed anything yet, don't want to make it any worse messing with things I don't know!



Oh and if anyone could help before Derby starts I'd be hugely grateful!!!!!! :rotfl:

Browntoa

think you need an XP Cd to boot from and run CHKDSK

any XP CD you can borrow will do

elfmay

Thanks Browntoa, Ive got a XP home recovery disk (somewhere :rolleyes: ) from old PC, will that do? Can I not change boot order?

Browntoa

changing boot order will not fix it, it's a corruption of XP by the sounds if it

not sure if a recovery CD will do, needs to say "operating system"

elfmay

Just found disk and it is the recovery disk. Would I have got operating disk with pc? It was bought new from Mesh aboout 6yrs ago? If so it will be around somewhere, only gave pc to mum anything that came with it will still be here. Read something about booting from Linux disk or something similar? Ive got laptop im using at the mo running of Linux.

sandiep

oh no! BSOD!!
Blue screen of death!!!!

Browntoa

this

http://www.ubcd4win.com/

has check disk on it

elfmay

sandiep wrote: »

oh no! BSOD!!
Blue screen of death!!!!

Yes, as technophobic as I am, I'm quite aware of that!

Fortunately there are quite a few guys and gals on here who are very knowledgeable and very helpful, so I'm sure I'll get it sorted out eventually.

elfmay

Browntoa wrote: »

this

http://www.ubcd4win.com/

has check disk on it

Thanks hun, will take a proper look at that tomorrow. Had a few JD's (and bit down a few nails) watching footie so probably best I wait until I have a totally clear head!

As an aside, does anyone have an idea of the cost for a new Toshiba charger? The one on my Laptop has a split in it. It's been one of those weeks! My cooker went belly up yesterday too! :rolleyes:

BUT.............the blueboys won, so things are looking up! :j :rotfl: