According to what I find, doing a google search for that error there are many possibilities - from lack of space on the hard drive, to hardware, a device driver, to XP, SP3, etc. This is not a "one cause" error.
One suggestion is to run Windows XP "Repair" as a first step. If there is a Windows XP corruption this should take care of it. How to run Repair
Thank You very much, but I can't RUN anything! The darned machine will not turn on. NO MATTER what I do, it still comes right back to the BSOD. I was finally able to access the boot menu, and run several hours of tests. All came back as though everything was perfect...
Thank You very much, but I can't RUN anything! The darned machine will not turn on. NO MATTER what I do, it still comes right back to the BSOD. I was finally able to access the boot menu, and run several hours of tests. All came back as though everything was perfect...
The machine will "turn on" as you can power it on and run the tests. What you are apparently referring to "turn on" is loading Windows. Did you try the Repair procedure that I referenced? That is a first step as it will correct any corrupted or missing Windows system files which is one possbility for the BSOD. Since the hardware diagnostics did not find any problems, the Operating System (Windows) is the prime suspect right now. If Repair will not run (by booting with the Dell supplied Windows disc) you are looking at a complete reinstall including reformatting the hard drive (which will delete all your user data).
After changing the boot sequence to only run the CD rom drive, I can get it to run the memory diagnostic cd, but it still will not load the windows xp disc(s) It just puts me into a loop of:
F1 to reboot from CD
F2 to return to setup
It doesn't even seem to recognize the fact that the disc is in the drive. In fact, I get the same message if I remove the disc and run it empty. At this point, I don't understand how I could even reinstall. Shouldn't some sort of a menu come up on that disc?
fireberd
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According to what I find, doing a google search for that error there are many possibilities - from lack of space on the hard drive, to hardware, a device driver, to XP, SP3, etc. This is not a "one cause" error.
One suggestion is to run Windows XP "Repair" as a first step. If there is a Windows XP corruption this should take care of it. How to run Repair
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Thank You very much, but I can't RUN anything! The darned machine will not turn on. NO MATTER what I do, it still comes right back to the BSOD. I was finally able to access the boot menu, and run several hours of tests. All came back as though everything was perfect...
fireberd
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January 18th, 2010 03:00
The machine will "turn on" as you can power it on and run the tests. What you are apparently referring to "turn on" is loading Windows. Did you try the Repair procedure that I referenced? That is a first step as it will correct any corrupted or missing Windows system files which is one possbility for the BSOD. Since the hardware diagnostics did not find any problems, the Operating System (Windows) is the prime suspect right now. If Repair will not run (by booting with the Dell supplied Windows disc) you are looking at a complete reinstall including reformatting the hard drive (which will delete all your user data).
How to do a manual reinstall from Dell
dbld2437
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January 19th, 2010 20:00
Again, thanks for your help, and your patience.
After changing the boot sequence to only run the CD rom drive, I can get it to run the memory diagnostic cd, but it still will not load the windows xp disc(s) It just puts me into a loop of:
F1 to reboot from CD
F2 to return to setup
It doesn't even seem to recognize the fact that the disc is in the drive. In fact, I get the same message if I remove the disc and run it empty. At this point, I don't understand how I could even reinstall. Shouldn't some sort of a menu come up on that disc?
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January 20th, 2010 10:00
What color are the 4 diagnostic LEDs on rear of the tower?
Can you test the Windows CD to see if it will boot a different PC? It's possible you have a bum Windows disk...
Ron
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January 20th, 2010 11:00
Another thought...
Can you post the exact text of the BSOD?
Ron