BSOD constant reboot

My machine has a stop error at boot up. The first block of numbers end with 7f. The next ends with 8. All of the rest are "0 "s.The blue screen only last a few seconds,then it reboots. Windows repair didn't help. I can start in safe mode,I just need to know what to do from there. Help


Mark

 

start> rt click my computer > properties > advanced > startup and recovery settings button > uncheck automatically restart and ok out and reboot. Note contents of BSOD and post. Also run > msconfig and uncheck all boxes in startup tab and reboot. Let us know results.

 

Hi,

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;814512#appliesto
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822789

 

Thanks guys. I'll post again shortly with the info.

 

Sparrow,
It tells me to run a system diagnostic utility supplied by the hardware manufacturer. In particular,run a memory check,and check for faulty or mismached memory. try changing video adaptors.
Disable any newly installed hardware and drivers.
I had installed a new video card and a sound card. I removed them but still need to remove the drivers. I ran a memory test from Microsoft.After 6 passes it had found nothing,so I stopped it. I downloaded Data lifeguard Tools from WD.It too hasn't found anything wrong yet but that was the quick test. I'll run the extended test and postback later,but I still need to check out the links cpc2004 suggested.

Later,
Mark

 

Well,I've been at it all night. There dosen't seem to be a quick fix for this.Those links didn't apply to this problem cpc2004,but thanks for the try. I'm thinking restoring the system and reinstalling all my data and programs may be easiest way out. I'm still looking at all options for now. I'll check back tommorow.

mark

 

Hi,

If your windows gets the following bugcheck parameters, it is hardware problem.
00000008 80042000 00000000 00000000

If you windows gets the following bugcheck parameters, it is software error. As you don't know which device driver is the culprit, re-install windows will inherit the same problem.
00000008 00000000 00000000 00000000

 

00000008 80042000 00000000 00000000 is the number I'm getting. I've already removed all hardware I installed and changed memory. I'm going to strip it down to bare nessesities and see if I can find just which part it is. But this only leaves the floppy,dvd,and hard drive. The h/d tested ok.

 

The memory test from Microsoft is fine and if no errors were seen, think you can rest easy there. One way to remove drivers for hardware is to use device manager ( rt click my computer > properties > hardware tab > device mgr button) and remove the hardware there, but if you've already removed the hardware it probably won't show, and the drivers won't be running anyway.

If you decide to reinstall, suggest a "repair install" from the CD menu (the second "R" option, not the first); that should preserve your programs, data and settings. However, if this is either a hardware or malware problem, that won't cure it, but still might be a relatively simple test.

 

Thanks Sparrow,
I've already tried the repair option. It didn't fix anything. I'm going to try swapping some hardware and reinstalling devices. If it dosen't get me anywhere,I'm going to restore the whole drive and start over. At least I've got my stuff backed up this time.

Be back later,
Mark

 

If you have 2 sticks of RAM you might try running on just one for a few days and if not cured, try the other a few days. I'd take everything out except video, one RAM stick, and one HDD, and the floppy drive, and keep only keyboard, mouse and monitor running as a test, and if no problems, add one thing at a time.

 

I've done all that already. Have two sticks of 512 pc 3200 and tried both. The bsod always suggest to try a different video adaptor, which I've done three times now.I first removed the 128mg video card I installed,going back to the 64 shared onboard. Now I tried a 32mg.
The only change is now it will let me go as far as logging in before it blue screens.

 

Can't really tell what's causing the problem. Changing the video three times without helping seems to indicate the message you got is irrelevant. It's tempting to think windows is broken enough to require a clean installation, deleting the partition and then remaking one or more to replace it followed by the new install.

This is the time to back up everything and look for the driver disks you'll need. You must have an XP CD if you've done a repair, so you can do the whole process in one swoop, except I'd suggest you reboot manually (F3 I think, or the reset button) after you delete the old partition and make the new. This will ensure that the system areas are re-written before you install, in case the cause is malware.

 

I backed up everything on another drive last nite. This system came with 4 Norton Ghost restore disk and the Windows XP disk. I just restored it to day one.No problems.I had stripped down to the way it was when I bought it(removed video card,tv tuner,and memory). Now I get to install everything again. I'll start with the video card. I already have the memory in. I hope the same thing dosen't happen again

 

Hi,

The faulty hardware maybe ram, motherboard or video card.

 

Well,the motherboard and ram seem to be doing fine while I bring it back to where I had it. I was really expecting something on the main board,but,gladly it's not. I guess I should install the video now before I get everything else setup and see if it brings any problems,then the sound card.
I've been wanting to fix this fast,but I'd really like to know what caused it. It was all working together at one time with no problems.
I'll post back if anything weird happens.

 

Hi,

Run kd to format the minidump. Maybe you can find out culprit from the minidumps

1) Install microsoft debugging tools from http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/installx86.mspx
2) Create folder c:\symbols
3) Download and install the http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/installx86.mspx
4) Locate your latest memory.dmp file- C:\windows\Minidump\Mini011005-01.dmp or whatever
4) Open a CMD prompt and cd\program files\debugging tools for windows\
5) Type the following stuff:

Code:
c:\program files\debugging tools>kd -z C:\windows\Minidump\Mini011005-01.dmp
kd> .logopen c:\debuglog.txt
kd> .sympath srv*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
kd> .reload;!analyze -v;r;!thread;lmnt;.logclose;q

Now you have a debuglog.txt in c:\, open it in notepad and post the content to this thread. I will help you to analyze the debug report.

 

I restored the system back to new. The motherboard,h/d,and ram were doing fine.I added my other stick of ram,then my video card,no problems. I still have the sound card and tv tuner to add and that will be everything inside the box. I'm going to get all my programs,music and data folders back then install the printers and scanner.

 

Good news! Let us know how it goes.

 

Well, all the hardware is installed and the system is running as good as ever. This is exactly the same as is was when I started getting the BSODs. The only problems I have now is trying to restore Nero Backitup compressed files.