HELP Session3_Initialization_Failed

Question

Not really sure if I am posting in the right place. Last night my computer started this message I have a Dell Dimension 2100 on Windows XP SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED   :womansad:***STOP! 0X0000006 (0XC000000E, OX00000000,OX00000000, OX00000000) I can't do anything, go into safemode nothing, everytime I reboot, it will go to the Dell start screen , then blue.   What is happening?

tomnren · Answer

How do I do a dell diagnostics extended tests.  I don't have the software for the computer.  My daughter gave me the computer last year.  She doesn't have the software either.    Thanks    and yes the error message I wrote is what I get

mombodog · Answer

0x0000006F: SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED

The process creation failure indicated by this error message can only happen during the fairly brief time that the Windows Executive is being initialized, which is during phase 4 of Windows startup. Typically there is a problem with a device driver or with a missing or corrupt system file used during Windows startup.

found here almost halfway down the page http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm

I think I would do a chkdsk as described here

http://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/page.php?id=5097

You also may have a failing hard drive, run the dell diagnostics extended tests.