Update --- and what now?
as usual, thanks for the excellent link/help mymindisgoing.
...advice from one and all appreciated, i have never dealt with problems of this nature (i continue to google away but without previous know how....)..er, help?
ok, i have no idea what to do next.
here is a list of what i have done so far:
- (from the link above) i used the recovery console by booting XP from my cdrom...i then disabled the apg440 as per instructions.
- i then restarted and tried choosing - safe mode
the result was essentially the same...i got a list of files the same as before except ending on the 2nd to last file name (the one i disabled was not there).
the one it stops on now is (which was there before):
multi(0)disc(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS\System 32\Drivers\Mup.sys
should i keep disabling the last one on the list?
(it seems that the hard drive is firing up now though as i can hear it running and it did not before)
I also used the Recovery Console to repair the drive and did the following:
CHKDSK c: /P /R
Also I tried disconnecting the sound card and the network card and then booting.
So far the result is the same
So what can i try next?
Is there any way to get the computer to boot so i can run virus scans or registry mechanic?
... can i boot it up from the XP cd without losing my data on my c drive? if i can how do i do it and what should i do once i get access?
..what other diagnostics can i run? i have a dell diagnostics disc but have never used it.
...what are my options?
....can i set up a partition to install a temporary OS and not have to corrupt/reformat my HD?
I would very much appreciate any and all suggesions/solutions/encouragement/ect...
frustrated by the crash but thankful to be a part of this community,
sean
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