My Home Computer died for no Reason!!!

Diamonds_2

moob wrote:

Read this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317189

And this:

http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windows/t-32729-STOP-c000021a-%7BFatal-System-Error%7D.html

Thanks very much for this, it seems my issue is quite serious, there is a way of resolving it but it just seems way too complicated, for instance, the first step is to Create a parallel installation of Windows NT. that sounds way out of my universe so I will take it to a comoputer shop tomorrow instead.

Many thanks to you all for your advice and time. xxx

bearing

Diamonds wrote:

Thanks very much for this, it seems my issue is quite serious, there is a way of resolving it but it just seems way too complicated, for instance, the first step is to Create a parallel installation of Windows NT. that sounds way out of my universe so I will take it to a comoputer shop tomorrow instead.

Many thanks to you all for your advice and time. xxx

It probably is way out of your universe especially as you're not running Windows NT.

Have you installed any software recently? If so what programs have you installed.

bearing

Just had a thought, it might be worth you repairing xp, follow the instructions in the link below, none of your files will be lost.

How-to repair Windows XP

albertross_2

If you have the XP CD, try post 6.. you never know.

Diamonds_2

bearing wrote:

Just had a thought, it might be worth you repairing xp, follow the instructions in the link below, none of your files will be lost.

How-to repair Windows XP

That's also very interesting and I would give it a go but guess what? I cannot find my Windows disc - also it mentioned a registration Key which I don't know what it is tbh. Think I better stick to Plan A and take it to a pro. Excellent site btw, the admin fella certainly know's his stuff eh?

Diamonds_2

Wow.. the local PC shop want 75gbp (no pound sign on this laptop) to restore windows :eek: I think that's a bit too much for what he said would be an hours work if I could find the windows disc I would attempt this myself!

Zahc

Some PCs have the restore disk in a hidden partition. What's the model?
You're right, £75 for something anyone can do is a bit much, especially a restore to factory settings.
You realise that all your data will be lost if you go down the restore route?

Zahc

moob_2

Diamonds, you have two options:

a) Find a decent pc repair guy and get a better price
b) Acquire an XP disc from a pal

£75 is well out of order, he's extracting the urine.

Diamonds_2

Zahc wrote:

Some PCs have the restore disk in a hidden partition. What's the model?
You're right, £75 for something anyone can do is a bit much, especially a restore to factory settings.
You realise that all your data will be lost if you go down the restore route?

Zahc

It's a Shuttle XPC SN95G5.

The Computer guy said to give him a list of what I wanted to keep so I said all my photo's & told him where they were) and some video (just 4 docs), he said he could retrieve them no problems but like I say, 75quid to do it :eek:

brummybloke

Diamonds wrote:

It's a Shuttle XPC SN95G5.

The Computer guy said to give him a list of what I wanted to keep so I said all my photo's & told him where they were) and some video (just 4 docs), he said he could retrieve them no problems but like I say, 75quid to do it :eek:

he will be able to retrieve them if the hard drive is not damaged, so will you if the hard drive is not damaged.

get a copy of windows xp, place it in your cd drive and reboot. with a genuine windows xp disk it will boot up your pc from it.

then you can go back to last known working configuration or roll back a couple weeks to a time when everything was tickety boo.