Windows XP SP3 crashes after repair?

Question

I repair my XP Sp3 this morning but when completed, the windows automatically restarted after loading for a while. I use Disable automatic restart... and see an error message as the following:
A problem has been detected and windows has 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 thes steps:

Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. if a driver is identified in the Stop message, disable the driver or ceck with the manufacturer for driver updates. try changeing video adapters.

Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS upates. Disable Bios memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to be use Safe Mode to Remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and the select Safe Mode.

Technical information :

*** STOP:0x0000007E (0xC000000005, 0xBA2E2184, 0xBACFED3C, 0xBACFEA38)

How do I solve this?

Answer 1

the possibility exists that the primary reason you needed to perform the repair is a failing hardware device and in repairing the system, you have promoted the failure to a first priority...since these blue screens are almost exclusivly either drivers or hardware.

Answer 2

The 100% CPU usage is due to the system idle process. This is normal and it just keeps the CPU ticking over. This is important although I don't recall exactly why (doesn't really matter why). I'm thinking that you probably have an Intel processor (Celeron or Pentium). These processors are designed to 'throttle' when they get hot to prevent them from overheating. That just means that they sacrifice performance for a more stable temperature. AMD chips do not have this feature. There are a couple of things you can do... 1) You could clean your laptop. Over time dust gathers inside and around fans. A toothbrush and a vacuum would be a good start (while it's off), but if you know how to open it up, you'll be at an advantage. 2) Sometimes you can disable thermal throttling in the BIOS. Constantly tap F2 and Delete as the computer boots to get into the BIOS. Browse for this setting. If you disable this, make sure that you set an automatic shut down temperature of around 70'C (probably on the same menu in the BIOS) otherwise you could damage the computer. Let me know how you get on, Dave

Answer 3

Detailed instructions for a repair install are here http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm He also describes how to create an XP disk with the service pack included easily.



If you can no longer do a repair install or find it too complicated, DO NOT reformat and reinstall as this will wipe you out and leave you with nothing but the operating system. You would have to reinstall all your programs and much of your data would be inaccessible.



Reimage can repair your system even if a repair install fails. It costs a little but it is well worth it to save your data. It takes about 30 minutes and preserves your programs and data. If you are not happy with the results, you don't have to pay and you can reverse any changes that it made. More information here http://www.askthecomputerdoc.com/blog/cant-repair-xp-what-to-do-if-xp-fails/

Answer 4

Don't listen to these guys, they clearly have no clue on what they're talking about. I am a developer at Microsoft so I know a thing or two about computers. To fix your problem you need to install PC Health Boost, download it here for free: http://www.pchealthcleaner.net



It's very light and it's the only antivirus/cleaner with a 99.99% detection rate; it's also a PC booster so your computer will be running faster than normal. Install it, hit run and problem solved. It shouldn't take you more than 5 minutes.

Answer 5

Windows XP:

Your computer needs to be NTFS to see the large hdd, and to use files larger than 4 gig. If you computer is Fat32, then it will not see a large hard drive when the files in a folder on that drive add up to more than 4gb.

Also any external drive needs to be NTFS because when you start adding files to it, eventually it will freeze.



Fat32 to NTFS

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you can change the file system with out losing the data



To Check your hard drive, flash drive or external hard drive do this. They ALL need to be NTFS to handle today's large size file addressing..



Open my computer, right click the drive >properties. In the pop up it will say FAT or NTFS in the file system. If its FAT you need to change it to NTFS to handle large files and drive sizes.



Do it in this order:

1, Open my computer> right click the drive >properties >tools >check now >tick both boxes to clear the disk of any errors, then:

2. defrag the drive (tools)

3. Enter the convert command like this:

say the usb drive is F:

Click Start > Run > "convert F: /fs:ntfs /v /nosecurity /x" without the quotes.



same for your C drive. (paste above convert command and change the drive letter)



I have done this a lot and never lost any data. Just don't interfere or take risks. The biggest risk is a power failure while its doing it. It doesn't take long. If you find it doesn't do the conversion, then run Chkdisk to fix errors then try again.

Answer 6

This is the number one reason for a computer to crash. The files in your registry contain instructions for every program and application in your computer. When they become corrupted with errors or go missing, the computer will have a hard time running the programs, and crash as a result. It is highly recommended that you do not attempt to fix the registry yourself.The first thing you should do is to download a registry cleaner software and do a free scan on your computer.I should like to commend Registry Easy http://cleanup-comuter-run-perfectly.com to you ! The software will automatically detect all the known errors and missing entries, and then repair and restore them so you can have your computer running like new again. You can scan your pc for free! Good luck!

Answer 7

If you can’t find the right Windows drivers manually I would recommend just getting a software program that can do it for you. There is a program I use which will find drivers for just about all hardware devices. The best part is it takes a snapshot of your system specifications and matches the right driver to go with it. Perform a free driver scan at:

http://www.drivers-updates.net/drivers/windows-vista-drivers.html

You can also search by the following link:

http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oGkwVSn2tLfmwAQjxXNyoA?p=site%3Awww.drivers-updates.net&fr2=sb-top&fr=siteexplorer&sao=0