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BSOD - help please?

  • 21-12-2005 7:24pm
    #1
    riddik
    Registered Users Posts: 362 ✭✭


    title says it all, im no computer geek so i dunno where to start. a clever friend told me its mainly ram or drivers, i fiddled with the ram and made sure its secure, blew dust out of its way etc. so how wud i address a problem wit drivers?

    thanx lads

    ps i earthed myself before puttin my hand in so dont start givin out!


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  • #2
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    What Operating System?

    Can you make a note of the full text of the BSOD (or take a picture)?


  • #3
    riddik
    Registered Users Posts: 362 ✭✭riddik


    thanks for the reply seamus,[xp pro] but i was messing around with the bios i enabled fail safe settings in some menu and when it failed to start up, it now doesnt go to the BSOD, it says;

    NTLDR is missing
    Press bla bla to restart, ne ideas?

    [EDIT] so i googled it and it looks like a variety of problems i wont be able to fix, hopefully its not a damaged HD, anyway, unless someone has a miraculous quick fix, thanx for ur help


  • #4
    layke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,956 ✭✭✭layke


    you may have a corrupt disk, this can happen with faulty RAM as it's writes the data all wrong.

    If you get a BSOD while trying to reinstall the OS it's most likely the above thats causing the problem.

    Oh and you are most likely going to have to reformat.


  • #5
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    first things first: Remove all hardware attached to the computer (Except barebones mouse,keyboard,and monitor..); and any CD/floppy disks/pen drives,etc.
    If this fails with an error message; reboot and and try tapping F8 as soon as you start the computer and try to go into Safe Mode..


  • #6
    esquier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 320 ✭✭esquier


    http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm


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  • #7
    riddik
    Registered Users Posts: 362 ✭✭riddik


    it fails in safe mode as well, im going to be niave and try the 'repair' function on the xp cd. if its a problem with bad ram, could removing one stick at a time solve it or is that just plain stupid [i dont no these things?]


  • #8
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭subway


    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318728


  • #9
    Sleipnir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭Sleipnir


    riddik wrote:
    it fails in safe mode as well, im going to be niave and try the 'repair' function on the xp cd. if its a problem with bad ram, could removing one stick at a time solve it or is that just plain stupid [i dont no these things?]

    It ain't RAM.
    NTLDR is an NT system file that the OS needs to start up. Run your repair.


  • #10
    riddik
    Registered Users Posts: 362 ✭✭riddik


    no i sorted the problem of the missing ntldr already, but thanx

    a mate said he'd look at it, he'll be able to sort it rather than me arse around and **** it up further... so thanx everyone that replied!


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