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Help!, my computer died by NiteMare on 03-17-2006 at 03:42 AM
i was working on my computer when it suddenly froze, i restarted, then during login, it froze again, then again during the next login, NOW, windows doesn't load at all, no windows XP screen not nothing, just a blank screen, some one help me
RE: Help!, my computer died by ddunk on 03-17-2006 at 03:44 AM
Define "working" please.
When you say Windows doesn't load at all, do you still see the POST screen (ram check, drive check, stuff like that)?
RE: Help!, my computer died by NiteMare on 03-17-2006 at 03:47 AM
Working = talking on msn, and suring msghelp.net, thats all
all i see is the asus logo my mother board puts on, then nothing, just goes black
and my computer has never wanted to boot in safe mode, when i press F8 on start up, all i get is a blue screen asking me which drive to boot from
RE: Help!, my computer died by Voldemort on 03-17-2006 at 03:55 AM
Then you press the wrong key for safe mode. try f12...
for some weird reason, this sounds to me like a HDD failure... dunno if its correct tho...
RE: Help!, my computer died by NiteMare on 03-17-2006 at 04:01 AM
i never had anyproblems, with this untill, i got mynew video card, then for the past wrrk, its randomly been freezing, only this time, it doesn't fix its self temporaraly
i tryed removing the video card, and the first time, i got a message:
windows could not start
the following file is missing or corupt:
<system drive>/system32/hal.dll
plese reinstall this file
RE: Help!, my computer died by matty on 03-17-2006 at 04:11 AM
quote:No hes not pressing the incorrect button hes pressing it too early. F8 on an Asus motherboard is the hotkey to select which drive you wish to boot from.
Originally posted by bto
Then you press the wrong key for safe mode. try f12...
for some weird reason, this sounds to me like a HDD failure... dunno if its correct tho...
First thing you want to do is go into your BIOS tapping F1 or Delete (should say at the bottom). From here you want to go to Boot > Then something that says Boot Settings Configuration > Set Full Screen Logo to Disabled. (It may not be the same version so look in the BIOS for Full Screen Logo and disable it.) Please Escape ; Then go to Exit and save settings and exit.
This will remove the asus logo and show you post. If you get any errors reply with them. Alternatly you can press Escape at the logo to remove it temporarily.
quote:
Originally posted by NiteMare
windows could not start
the following file is missing or corupt:
<system drive>/system32/hal.dll
plese reinstall this file
Ok this is a totally seperate error message. Do you know if you have an NTFS partition on your computer or is the main drive where Windows is installed Fat32?
RE: Help!, my computer died by NiteMare on 03-17-2006 at 04:21 AM
okm thanks matty, i got the safe mode screen, and i tryed to load with safe mode, but these appered on the screen:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\KERNEL1.EXE
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\hal.dll
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\KDcom.dll
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\bootvid.dll
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\config\system
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\c_1252.nls
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\l_intl.nls
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\fonts\vgaoem.fon
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\app\drvmain.sdb
RE: Help!, my computer died by YottabyteWizard on 03-17-2006 at 04:33 AM
Defective sectors/files.
Form 1: Repair the files already on the computer.
1) Put the Windows CD on the computer and make it boot from the disc
2) Let all the files to load and when the computer tells you to press ENTER to install Windows or R to repair (just after it finishes loading up the files) press R
3) You will now have a black screen, type "CHKDSK /F" and press ENTER
4) The files should be fixed now.
If this doesnt work or want the long way and better way:
Form 2: Reinstall and repair the current installation replacing all the system files
1) put the Windows CD on the computer
2) restart the computer and make it boot from the CD drive.
3) Let everything load until it search for current windows installations on the drives. After this you will see one installation, press R to enter repair mode.
4) It will look like a new reinstallation on windows, but the files are just being repaired, you won't lose any document.
Note: on this way, you might need to install again your drivers (mothearbord chipset, video, sound, network, wireless, etc.)
RE: Help!, my computer died by DJeX on 03-17-2006 at 04:50 AM
quote:
Originally posted by NiteMare
okm thanks matty, i got the safe mode screen, and i tryed to load with safe mode, but these appered on the screen:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\KERNEL1.EXE
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\hal.dll
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\KDcom.dll
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\bootvid.dll
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\config\system
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\c_1252.nls
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\system32\l_intl.nls
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\fonts\vgaoem.fon
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)Partition(1)\WINDOWS\app\drvmain.sdb
Yes those are supost to appear on your screen. Thats just safe mode loading up. Now did it freeze up on this screen?
RE: Help!, my computer died by Pyroteq on 03-17-2006 at 05:54 AM
It sounds like windows may have crashed. Try to boot from a cd. (Insert your xp cd and then click a key when it says 'press any key to boot from cd')
If that dosnt work, attempt to run another system to check if your hard drive is damaged
Knoppix (A version of linux) is very good you can download it for free over bit torrent (It is officially distrubuted over bt, this isnt illgeal) Then run it from a cd, see if you can recover files then reformat and reinstall!
RE: Help!, my computer died by NiteMare on 03-17-2006 at 06:41 AM
after chating and working on it with matty for about 2 hours (i think), i got it working again, perfectly, here's how i did it, for future referance
i opened up the computer, and took out the hard drive, and put it in another computer, i then clicked start >> run then entered this:
chkdsk X: /f
replacing X with my drive letter
that fixed all the errors on my hard drive from when i had to flick the power off, because it froze
i then reinstalled the hard drive back in to my computer, and it started up perfectly
thanks matty, your a lifesaver
RE: Help!, my computer died by ShawnZ on 03-17-2006 at 06:52 AM
uh thats exactly what yottabyte wizard told you to do =p
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RE: Help!, my computer died by NiteMare on 03-17-2006 at 06:56 AM
quote:
Originally posted by ShawnZ
uh thats exactly what yottabyte wizard told you to do =p
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true, but i don't have a proper windows CD's so it wouldn't work, also i didn't really check back here after i started talking to matty,
plus it was matty that helped me diagnose what was actualy wrong, but thanks yottabyte anyways, its still good advice
RE: Help!, my computer died by Pyroteq on 03-17-2006 at 09:22 AM
quote:
Originally posted by NiteMare
after chating and working on it with matty for about 2 hours (i think), i got it working again, perfectly, here's how i did it, for future referance
i opened up the computer, and took out the hard drive, and put it in another computer, i then clicked start >> run then entered this:
chkdsk X: /f
replacing X with my drive letter
that fixed all the errors on my hard drive from when i had to flick the power off, because it froze
i then reinstalled the hard drive back in to my computer, and it started up perfectly
thanks matty, your a lifesaver
Taking it out and putting it in another computer was an alternative to using Knoppix, i just didnt suggest it because i wasnt sure you would know how, or have another computer to do it with.
Im glad you fixed your problem.