OK, status update (sorry for double post)
I have managed to film the loading sequence. No error code is given, just a fairly generic message:
quote:
Windows XP
A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you have seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If the screen appears again, follow these steps:
Disable or uninstall any anti-virus, disk defragmentation or backup utilities. Check your hard drive configuration and check for any updated drivers. Run CHKDSK /R to check for hard disk corruption.
I have no XP instal disk, just a manufacturer reset disk. I downloaded a recovery console. CHKDSK /R simply returns the ominous message "One or more partitions has been detected to have unrecoverable errors." I hope this doesn't mean what I think it means. I am, however, easily running Ubuntu from the same hard disk, so perhaps it isn't a hardware problem?
Robert
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