Rainer_cr

No, I only used the Windows XP disk....

Hi again, I have the Windows CD and I tried to run it... it did load some drivers and then stopped telling me it can not read de HD.... In the Computer Set Up menu, running the self test option it tells me the HD is O.K.!?

Hello, thanks for your advice. How can I move files without starting windows? Thanks.

Hi, 1. I think that the update downloaded...after finishing the session it was installing the update and then switched off 2. All I can see from the blue screen is what I wrote... 3. I tried again to boot from the CD and the HD can't be seen...

Hello, well yes, the Defraggler finished properly. After that I still used the computer for a while (YahooMail) and then, when I switched it off, it downloaded an update. Than it switched off... After that I could not start it anymore I think that the Windows update finished properly...

I just found a way to see what the blue screen is about... I took a video with my camara while the laptop tried to start Windows. Pausing the video I can see the following message: "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. If this is the first time you've this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen apears again, follow these steps: Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated. Run: chkdsk/F to check for hard drive corruption, and the..." Thats all I can see from the blue screen.

Hi, well yes windows is set to auto restart. I tried all the save mode options and all I get is a long list of commands for a few seconds and then it crashes and tries to start again. Free space on C is less than 1GB... if I remember well it is about 500 or maybe 600MB. And I remember that when I switched of the laptop, it was downloading a windows update... I think the drive C is just to full... I tried to boot from a CD but it does not respond.

Hello, Thanks for your reply!! Well, the space left on C is less than 1 GB it is about 600 Mb... I can?t see the bluescreen, because it just flahes up for less than a second, and than it crashes, giving me the several options the start. None does work.... Rainer_cr

Hi, I used the Ccleaner yesterday on several PC?s and wonderfull!!!!!! Than I decided to use the Defraggler on my laptop..... thats when the problem begun... It took about 5 hours to defrag drive C not with out telling me before that I was about to run out of disk space on C. I did it anyways... This morning I tried to switch on my Laptop with Windows XP and it kind of tries to start up for some seconds and than it crashes!! Then the display turns black and tells me: "We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this" Than it gives me several options to start Windows, but none of them works!? Please help What can I do now?? Rainer_cr