Reinstallation cd gives stop error 0x0000007b

Question

I have been trying to accesss the Recovery Console from an installation cd on my Dell Dimension E520, running XP Media Center 2005. It loads a bunch of files, then says "starting Windows". Shortly after this the BSOD appears with the error codes 0x0000007b (0xF78D663C, 0xc0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000).

As I couldn't find the reinstallation cd that came with the system, I have been using one from another XP machine. I don't know if this makes a difference.

Can anyone help?

Alexandra_P · Answer

Not particularly knowledgable myself but have an idea.

Since you're not using the original Dell XP disk (though you can order a replacement from HERE if you want), it's possible it doesn't have the SATA drivers needed to recognize the hard drive controller. See if this seems similar:

http://www.mindfrost82.com/f167-windows-xp/87873-recovery-console-boot-fails-bugcheck-7b.html

You can download the SATA driver below. When you extract it the README explains how to create a floppy to load the driver. If there is no floppy then there may be a couple other ways to deal with it (like slipstreaming a new CD) but I'd have to leave that to someone more knowledgeable.

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R158601&SystemID=DIM_PNT_P4_E520&servicetag=&os=WW1&osl=en&deviceid=8615&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=2&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=41&fileid=211963

Desktop_Geek · Answer

oooo man you need to reinstal windows again from scratch. you need the installation disk . you can request a disk from dells support page. just visit their support page. from their you can get anothe r cd without any charge.

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Reinstallation cd gives stop error 0x0000007b

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