Computer freezup

vagg

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Just had a computer freeze up.Computer started and loaded up but I could nt do anything on my screen,mouse worked but was unable to activate anything without freeze up.
Know I didn't do the next part but this is how I think it was done.
The windows xp disk was put in and computer restarted.Options of
1) Windows Microsoft XP
2) windows Microsoft XP setup
These probably both were tryed and it sends it to a page that says :
The file dtscsi.sys is corrupted
Press any key to continue.
Which in turn will restart the computer and lead back to the 2 options again.
I am able if I go to Windows Microsoft xp to get into my computer as normal but I get a error message (that I can click off) that says: Internet explorer has been shutdown to" prevent damage or something like that".When I get to desktop.

In error report error signature:

Event type: BEX P1:explorer.exe P2: 6.0.2900.2180.P3 41107ece P4: unknown P5: 0.0.0.0. P6: 00000008 P7:10002698 P8:c0000005 P9: 00000008

Report Details:

C:\DOCUME~1\CHRIST~1 LOCALS 1\Temp\WER262f.dir00\explorer.exe.mpmp
C:\DOCUME~1\CHRIST~1 LOCALS 1\CHRIST~1locals~1\Temp\WER262f.dir00\appcompat.txt

Now when I start my computer I get the 2 selections of windows xp or the setup selection even with the disk out.
Will I need to f-disk to fix this? comments appreciated.
 
The fdisk command for some problems seen when a system is unable to boot normally is the "fdisk /mbr" command used with a startup floppy(98-ME) or booting from the XP installation cd to choose the "R" for recovery console option prior to starting the installer for Windows. The problem described sounds more like a change was made in the "boot.ini" file generally hidden from view at the root of the hard drive usually "C:>".

With Windows NotePad you can edit the boot.ini file after unchecking the "hide protected operating system files" option found in the "views" tab of the "folders options". The following is what should be seen on most XP systems running a single hard drive only.

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT

If you are unable to correct this by an edit and save to overwrite of the boot.ini you may have to perform a repair install of Windows. The following article is one of the best detailed instructions to follow. http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
 
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