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Do I have a bad hard disk or a virus? I did a virus scan maybe 30 minutes before I got this problem. The normal Windows XP Pro displays on the screen, like it normally does when starting up, then the system gets the blue problem below (saying "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer"). When I start in safe mode it stops, displaying the black screen below (ending with "DontGo.sys"). I installed the disk in a different computer and the problem occurred, telling me the disk has the problem, not the computer. TIA, Paul
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Re: Bad disk or virus?

 

 

Oops - after "prevent damage to your computer", the next line said "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME".

 

"Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@att.net> wrote in message news:9091B137-98AC-46C7-8751-DC0D7E4E1021@microsoft.com...

Do I have a bad hard disk or a virus? I did a virus scan maybe 30 minutes before I got this problem. The normal Windows XP Pro displays on the screen, like it normally does when starting up, then the system gets the blue problem below (saying "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer"). When I start in safe mode it stops, displaying the black screen below (ending with "DontGo.sys"). I installed the disk in a different computer and the problem occurred, telling me the disk has the problem, not the computer. TIA, Paul

Guest Ron Badour

Guest Ron Badour

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Re: Bad disk or virus?

 

Here are some articles about that error code:

 

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185

 

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315403

 

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Ron Badour

MS MVP 1997 - 2007

 

 

"Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@att.net> wrote in message news:9091B137-98AC-46C7-8751-DC0D7E4E1021@microsoft.com...

Do I have a bad hard disk or a virus? I did a virus scan maybe 30 minutes before I got this problem. The normal Windows XP Pro displays on the screen, like it normally does when starting up, then the system gets the blue problem below (saying "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer"). When I start in safe mode it stops, displaying the black screen below (ending with "DontGo.sys"). I installed the disk in a different computer and the problem occurred, telling me the disk has the problem, not the computer. TIA, Paul

Guest SingaporeWebDesign

Guest SingaporeWebDesign

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Re: Bad disk or virus?

 

Hello,

 

See

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297185

under "Damaged File System"

 

Note that it is good to have a backup (via using a Linux Live CD or other

method), in case CHKDSK makes it worse

 

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Singapore Web Hosting

http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html

Windows XP FAQ

 

"Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@att.net> wrote in message

news:9091B137-98AC-46C7-8751-DC0D7E4E1021@microsoft.com...

Do I have a bad hard disk or a virus? I did a virus scan maybe 30 minutes

before I got this problem. The normal Windows XP Pro displays on the

screen, like it normally does when starting up, then the system gets the

blue problem below (saying "A problem has been detected and windows has been

shut down to prevent damage to your computer"). When I start in safe mode

it stops, displaying the black screen below (ending with "DontGo.sys"). I

installed the disk in a different computer and the problem occurred, telling

me the disk has the problem, not the computer. TIA, Paul

Guest AW Barton

Guest AW Barton

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Re: Bad disk or virus?

 

"Plato" <|@|.|> wrote in message

news:468f2405$0$242$bb4e3ad8@newscene.com...

> http://www.bootdisk.com/html.htm

>

>

Why do you need to post the same message 3 times?

Guest Paul H

Guest Paul H

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Re: Bad disk or virus?

 

It was bad sectors! I put the drive in a USB2 carrier, then plugged it into

another computer that is also running XP Pro. When I booted the computer,

it discovered the problem on drive "E:" (the USB disk). It fixed the boot

records on that disk, and fixed (replaced) some other bad sectors. I put

the disk back in the original computer and it's like I never had a problem!

Microsoft sometimes isn't so bad :-)

 

"SingaporeWebDesign" <SingaporeWebDesign_ng2@bootstrike.com> wrote in

message news:eV0YiaHwHHA.312@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

Hello,

 

See

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297185

under "Damaged File System"

 

Note that it is good to have a backup (via using a Linux Live CD or other

method), in case CHKDSK makes it worse

 

--

Singapore Website Design

http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/

Singapore Web Hosting

http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html

Windows XP FAQ

 

"Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@att.net> wrote in message

news:9091B137-98AC-46C7-8751-DC0D7E4E1021@microsoft.com...

Do I have a bad hard disk or a virus? I did a virus scan maybe 30 minutes

before I got this problem. The normal Windows XP Pro displays on the

screen, like it normally does when starting up, then the system gets the

blue problem below (saying "A problem has been detected and windows has been

shut down to prevent damage to your computer"). When I start in safe mode

it stops, displaying the black screen below (ending with "DontGo.sys"). I

installed the disk in a different computer and the problem occurred, telling

me the disk has the problem, not the computer. TIA, Paul

Guest SingaporeWebDesign

Guest SingaporeWebDesign

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Re: Bad disk or virus?

 

Hello,

 

Good to see it resolved. Suggest that you get a new hard disk as bad sectors

are a sign of impending failure.

 

--

Singapore Website Design

http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/

Singapore Web Hosting

http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html

Windows XP FAQ

 

"Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@att.net> wrote in message

news:6762A9FF-AF6B-4CAE-8FA9-F1B33B66FA2B@microsoft.com...

> It was bad sectors! I put the drive in a USB2 carrier, then plugged it

> into

> another computer that is also running XP Pro. When I booted the computer,

> it discovered the problem on drive "E:" (the USB disk). It fixed the boot

> records on that disk, and fixed (replaced) some other bad sectors. I put

> the disk back in the original computer and it's like I never had a

> problem!

> Microsoft sometimes isn't so bad :-)

>

> "SingaporeWebDesign" <SingaporeWebDesign_ng2@bootstrike.com> wrote in

> message news:eV0YiaHwHHA.312@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Hello,

>

> See

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297185

> under "Damaged File System"

>

> Note that it is good to have a backup (via using a Linux Live CD or other

> method), in case CHKDSK makes it worse

>

> --

> Singapore Website Design

> http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/

> Singapore Web Hosting

> http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html

> Windows XP FAQ

>

> "Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@att.net> wrote in message

> news:9091B137-98AC-46C7-8751-DC0D7E4E1021@microsoft.com...

> Do I have a bad hard disk or a virus? I did a virus scan maybe 30 minutes

> before I got this problem. The normal Windows XP Pro displays on the

> screen, like it normally does when starting up, then the system gets the

> blue problem below (saying "A problem has been detected and windows has

> been

> shut down to prevent damage to your computer"). When I start in safe mode

> it stops, displaying the black screen below (ending with "DontGo.sys"). I

> installed the disk in a different computer and the problem occurred,

> telling

> me the disk has the problem, not the computer. TIA, Paul

>

>

>

>

>

Guest Paul H

Guest Paul H

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Re: Bad disk or virus?

 

 

Thanks, good suggestion. I'll have to find a way to replicate the old disk,

boot records and all, so I can pull the old one and put the new one in, not

having to install all the applications, etc.

 

"SingaporeWebDesign" <SingaporeWebDesign_ng2@bootstrike.com> wrote in

message news:O$8MkQSwHHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

Hello,

 

Good to see it resolved. Suggest that you get a new hard disk as bad sectors

are a sign of impending failure.

 

--

Singapore Website Design

http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/

Singapore Web Hosting

http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html

Windows XP FAQ

 

"Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@att.net> wrote in message

news:6762A9FF-AF6B-4CAE-8FA9-F1B33B66FA2B@microsoft.com...

> It was bad sectors! I put the drive in a USB2 carrier, then plugged it

> into

> another computer that is also running XP Pro. When I booted the computer,

> it discovered the problem on drive "E:" (the USB disk). It fixed the boot

> records on that disk, and fixed (replaced) some other bad sectors. I put

> the disk back in the original computer and it's like I never had a

> problem!

> Microsoft sometimes isn't so bad :-)

>

> "SingaporeWebDesign" <SingaporeWebDesign_ng2@bootstrike.com> wrote in

> message news:eV0YiaHwHHA.312@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Hello,

>

> See

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297185

> under "Damaged File System"

>

> Note that it is good to have a backup (via using a Linux Live CD or other

> method), in case CHKDSK makes it worse

>

> --

> Singapore Website Design

> http://www.bootstrike.com/Webdesign/

> Singapore Web Hosting

> http://www.bootstrike.com/WinXP/faq.html

> Windows XP FAQ

>

> "Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@att.net> wrote in message

> news:9091B137-98AC-46C7-8751-DC0D7E4E1021@microsoft.com...

> Do I have a bad hard disk or a virus? I did a virus scan maybe 30 minutes

> before I got this problem. The normal Windows XP Pro displays on the

> screen, like it normally does when starting up, then the system gets the

> blue problem below (saying "A problem has been detected and windows has

> been

> shut down to prevent damage to your computer"). When I start in safe mode

> it stops, displaying the black screen below (ending with "DontGo.sys"). I

> installed the disk in a different computer and the problem occurred,

> telling

> me the disk has the problem, not the computer. TIA, Paul

>

>

>

>

>

Guest dobey

Guest dobey

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Re: Bad disk or virus?

 

Bootit Next Generation can do that from a boot disk. It's free to use the

maintainence aspect, which can copy, resize, image and restore disks, just

don't install it.

 

http://www.bootitng.com/

 

 

"Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@att.net> wrote in message

news:E7F11846-4C12-49DC-BF0E-E1EFCB3C8B91@microsoft.com...

>

> Thanks, good suggestion. I'll have to find a way to replicate the old

> disk,

> boot records and all, so I can pull the old one and put the new one in,

> not

> having to install all the applications, etc.

>

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