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Vista Blue Screen on Start Up

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by hedgert, Dec 20, 2008.

  1. hedgert

    hedgert Guest

    I have Vista Home Premium on a self-build PC that was working fine for
    months. It crashed during a Windows Update, and now every time I start it,
    it shows the blue screen with a stop code of 0x000000124.

    I cannot find any way round it - safe mode crashes on start up too. It
    shows Loading Windows files then lists a whole load of files finishing with
    crcdisk.sys and then the screen goes blank and then blue screen appears.

    I put in the original installation DVD and it displays a page "Windows is
    loading files..." and progress bar then the Microsoft copyright screen with
    the green progress bar and then goes into blue scren (exactly like normal
    booting)
    I've tried safe mode with command prompt - I just never get far enough to
    take control of the machine to be able to work out what is going on.

    Even if I want to do a reinstall I can't get a prompt to do that (when I put
    the intallation DVD in as I've mentioned above it still seems to boot Windows
    instead of offering me a chance to install.

    I haven't installed anything or plugged anything different into it that
    wasn't there yesterday (except for the failed Windows Update).

    How can get out of this?
     
  2. Rick Rogers

    Rick Rogers Guest

    Hi,

    Have you tried last known good configuration?

    As to reinstalling, go into the BIOS and alter the boot order so the optical
    drive is ahead of the hard drive. If that still fails to allow the
    installation to begin, remove all bootable devices from the list except the
    optical drive until the first reboot.

    --
    Best of Luck,

    Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

    Windows help -

    My thoughts


    "hedgert" <hedgert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:8B25EA03-800E-493F-9C54-89F4FE90B2CE@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >I have Vista Home Premium on a self-build PC that was working fine for
    > months. It crashed during a Windows Update, and now every time I start
    > it,
    > it shows the blue screen with a stop code of 0x000000124.
    >
    > I cannot find any way round it - safe mode crashes on start up too. It
    > shows Loading Windows files then lists a whole load of files finishing
    > with
    > crcdisk.sys and then the screen goes blank and then blue screen appears.
    >
    > I put in the original installation DVD and it displays a page "Windows is
    > loading files..." and progress bar then the Microsoft copyright screen
    > with
    > the green progress bar and then goes into blue scren (exactly like normal
    > booting)
    > I've tried safe mode with command prompt - I just never get far enough to
    > take control of the machine to be able to work out what is going on.
    >
    > Even if I want to do a reinstall I can't get a prompt to do that (when I
    > put
    > the intallation DVD in as I've mentioned above it still seems to boot
    > Windows
    > instead of offering me a chance to install.
    >
    > I haven't installed anything or plugged anything different into it that
    > wasn't there yesterday (except for the failed Windows Update).
    >
    > How can get out of this? <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
  3. hedgert

    hedgert Guest

    I cannot get a clean boot from CD. I have put CD first in the boot sequence
    and then taken everything else off, and although it starts booting from CD
    (Windows is Loading Files) it seems to revert to using the disk after a while
    (CD light goes out, hard disk is whiring away) and eventually it puts up the
    Windows copyright line with the green progress bar and after that I'm back to
    the same BSOD.

    Using last known configuration doesn't make any difference.

    "Rick Rogers" wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Hi,
    >
    > Have you tried last known good configuration?
    >
    > As to reinstalling, go into the BIOS and alter the boot order so the optical
    > drive is ahead of the hard drive. If that still fails to allow the
    > installation to begin, remove all bootable devices from the list except the
    > optical drive until the first reboot.
    >
    > --
    > Best of Luck,
    >
    > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
  4. Rick Rogers

    Rick Rogers Guest

    You may need to clean the optical drive with a lens cleaner disk.
    Alternately, it may have failed or be failing, at least to the point where
    the data stream is interrupted. Reseating cabling may help too.

    --
    Best of Luck,

    Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

    Windows help -

    My thoughts


    "hedgert" <hedgert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:3FA97366-1CC9-47EF-88D4-5FDB6601F6A9@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >I cannot get a clean boot from CD. I have put CD first in the boot
    >sequence
    > and then taken everything else off, and although it starts booting from CD
    > (Windows is Loading Files) it seems to revert to using the disk after a
    > while
    > (CD light goes out, hard disk is whiring away) and eventually it puts up
    > the
    > Windows copyright line with the green progress bar and after that I'm back
    > to
    > the same BSOD.
    >
    > Using last known configuration doesn't make any difference.
    >
    > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Hi,
    >>
    >> Have you tried last known good configuration?
    >>
    >> As to reinstalling, go into the BIOS and alter the boot order so the
    >> optical
    >> drive is ahead of the hard drive. If that still fails to allow the
    >> installation to begin, remove all bootable devices from the list except
    >> the
    >> optical drive until the first reboot.
    >>
    >> --
    >> Best of Luck,
    >>
    >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
  5. enohPi

    enohPi Guest

    this is also happening to me.. even if try to boot from cd the
    bluescreen appears... can you please your fix for this?

    thank you


    --
    enohPi
     
  6. Peter Foldes

    Peter Foldes Guest

    What does the error say . Can you post it with all the error numbers that is shown

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    Peter

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    "enohPi" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
    news:310b39b1e3165143d61acc5314adf675@nntp-gateway.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > this is also happening to me.. even if try to boot from cd the
    > bluescreen appears... can you please your fix for this?
    >
    > thank you
    >
    >
    > --
    > enohPi <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     

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