problems with xp starting up

canale · Jan 22, 2010

When I go to start up my other computer a blue screen appears saying "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 seen this stop screen restart your computer if this screen appears again follow these steps: check that have adaquate disk space checw/ hardware vendor bios updates etc..

Technical information:
***Stop:0x0000007e (0xc0000005, 0xf74b17co, oxf74b17co, oxfa8b528, oxfA8B224)

***atapi.sys-Address F74B17C0
base at f749b000, Date Stamp 4802539d

dunno what to do?!!?! Help!

Also can't start in safe mode =/

TimW · Jan 23, 2010

This is saying that either the file is missing or corrupt --> probably from malware. You have two choices:

1) Perform a repair installation ( which may get you able to boot up and run our Read and Run First instructions which are here:
READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide

2) Or do this:
How to recover from a corrupt registry.

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problems with xp starting up

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