How to corrrect a "stop error" on Windows XP?

Question

The error reflects the problem as a Hardware or Software Driver in Windows XP. Already updated all Windows updates. Upgraded all drivers that I could find. Please advise on correcting this error.

Answer 1

We can't as you didn't post the error.

Copy the text of the error into GOOGLE nad ask it, it often finds forums with solutions to these

Answer 2

In general terms the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) can be caused by many different problems and Windows has shut down in order to protect the system. Most BSOD problems are caused by installing new incompatible software or indeed new hardware that has an incorrect driver or somewhere something has become corrupt. In any event you might just be able to roll back your system to a good state before the problems started occurring:

Re-boot your system in Safe Mode: This can be achieved by continually pressing F8 during the boot sequence. You should now see an option to boot your system at the last good boot – select this and if it works give yourself a pat on the back.

Assuming the above failed it is possible that your boot sector or boot files on your hard drive have become corrupt. You can attempt a fix by booting from your ‘Recovery’ CD and following the instructions for ‘Repair’.
If and when the repair has finished you will get the C: prompt. Now type chkdsk /r (NOT chkdsk/r but chkdsk space /r) and press return (enter). This means run a program called check disk and repair any faults found on the hard drive. Sorry but we have not yet finished because I am now going to assume that your Windows Loader file is corrupt and it is this that is causing your BSOD message.

First of all you need to have your C prompt sitting at the root directory of your hard drive. This can be achieved by typing cd c:\
We need to rename your corrupt loader file by typing ren ntldr ntldr.old – did you get an error message? If so you might not be at the root directory so try cd c:\ again and then rename the ntldr file.
Now we must copy your good original loader file from the Recovery CD and put it back into the root directory of your hard drive. For this exercise I am going to assume that your CD drive is drive D but it could be drive E or even F so replace the D in my instructions with your own CD drive letter. Here goes:
Copy D:\i386\ntldr c:\

In English – Copy SPACE D:\i386\ntldr SPACE c:\

Now reboot your system – good luck.

WDW

Answer 3

in spite of the reality that it shows that its at 32 minutes left, its in basic terms an estimate, and in case you have already got a community connection then it's going to truly take longer to configure. disconnect any community connections you have (ethernet, usb, dialup) you do no longer would desire to do away with any actually hardware from the laptop, purely unplug any peripherals, then you relatively can set them up after the OS is put in. I as quickly as did an XP set up and it sat at 34 minutes final for 2 hours, then it replaced into at 6 minutes then 2 minutes later it replaced into achieved. wait and notice considering the fact which you have began an restarted such relatively some circumstances, you will additionally choose to reformat the force, ideally wipe it yet a format would desire to be sufficient.

Answer 4

not everyone is skilled enough to deal with problems like this. it's kind of like you've posted a question saying "i have a brain disorder, what's the best approach to home surgery?"

this site explains how to handle the issue. don't be put off by the references to windows NT. Windows XP uses NT but you do need to know what you're doing to do it and may get out of your depth.

there's no risk free way of resolving the problem. know you risk causing further damage if you choose to tinker with things you don't understand.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/tips/techrep/bsod.mspx?mfr=true

another approach if you're more hardware-minded is to start removing hardware from your PC item-by-item (power off to remove, power back on to test) until you discover which hardware item it is which is causing the issue

have fun.

Answer 5

goto safe mode and remove all the drivers. let the system restart. install drivers for one device at a time starting with the video card. restarting after each install. this should help u narrow the device that is causing the stop error.

Answer 6

Can u give more details on the error?