Computer Will Not Boot

[pepsi_girl]

try here :
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/bb738089.aspx

 

[jimkonow]

danny.... have you tried chkdsk?
and memtest?

 

[Kornowski]

Download the proper SP1? Huh, I got it through a MS Update...

Jim, It's the same problem I was having with my old HDD, I had RAM Memtest and ChkDsk on that, and it didn't find any problems... Thanks though!

I remember that before I put my new HDD in, my old one hadn't done it for a good while, So, I'll try putting that back in and see if it does it... Then, If it doesn't, format my current one and use it as a secondary... *sigh*

Would I just plug the old one in, then once it's booted, plug the new one in and formatt it through Windows?

 

[cohen]

Well i say it is SP1 and that there is a fault with it! So maybe don't install SP1... until you hear good reports about it!

 

[Kornowski]

Well i say it is SP1 and that there is a fault with it! So maybe don't install SP1... until you hear good reports about it!

Sorry, I forgot to say, I had gone back to a restore point before I had SP1 and it BSOD's still...

 

[cohen]

Sorry, I forgot to say, I had gone back to a restore point before I had SP1 and it BSOD's still...

oh.... ok..... uummm......i have no idea now....

And BSOD meaning - Blue Screen of Death... right???.... just checking

 

[Kornowski]

oh.... ok..... uummm......i have no idea now....

And BSOD meaning - Blue Screen of Death... right???.... just checking

Yeah, BSOD = Blue Screen of Death...

This is really freakin' ticking me off!

 

[cohen]

Yeah, BSOD = Blue Screen of Death...

This is really freakin' ticking me off!

i say it is vista!

have you got a of XP your able to use?

 

[Kornowski]

i say it is vista!

have you got a of XP your able to use?

I've got an XP CD, Yeah... I really don't want to use XP though, I've been using Vista for months, and it's been just fine...

 

[cohen]

I've got an XP CD, Yeah... I really don't want to use XP though, I've been using Vista for months, and it's been just fine...

hhmmm.... i'm not sure what else i can suggest

 

[lovely?]

time for an old fashioned reinstall? i cant remember if you can still get to all your files, but maybe back them up on the other hard drive and just do a fresh install. if thats an option.

 

[cohen]

i thought he did a fresh reinstall

anyway i'm going to bed... post more tommorow!

 

[Kornowski]

I had this problem on my other HDD (120GB SATA II WD) and on my new HDD (500GB SATA II Seagate Barracuda)... I remember that my old drive hadn't done it for a while, so, at the moment, I'm trying that one out, to see if it does it...

If it doesn't, I'll use the 500GB as a secondary and install stuff on that, as it's a lot faster, just keep my OS and Files on the 120GB WD.

 

[pepsi_girl]

try a different win vista if you got one ....

 

[pepsi_girl]

you are with win vista x64 ??? or?

 

[Kornowski]

you are with win vista x64 ??? or?

I'm using Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit... I don't have another copy of Vista.

At the moment, I'm back on my old 120GB WD HDD, it's working Ok so far... *fingers crossed*

 

[pepsi_girl]

You have Intel Core 2 Duo ...........
the propper thing to do is to have Win Vista x64

 

[pepsi_girl]

good ...... !!!!!!!!!
*fingers crossed*

 

[Kornowski]

It still BSOD's on me... I'm really running out of ideas!

At the moment, I have both HDD's in there, the old WD with the OS on and the new Seagate as a secondary.

For some reason, I cannot format my Seagate HDD. I right clicked on it in 'My Computer' Clicked 'Format' and it gets to the end, after a good while, and says "Windows Cannot Complete the Format"...

I restarted my computer and got an 0x00001A BSOD on start-up.

I've had so many different BSOD's;

0x00008A
0x000019
0x00000A
0x0000C5

I'm starting to think it's hardware related as it does it with a fresh install?

I really, really, don't know what to do... May just sell my whole computer! Forget it, Wast of ****** time!

 

[cohen]

i say it could be the OS!