| Subject: | Can't boot |
| Posted by: | <*(((><{ (Fis…@Ocean.Net) |
| Date: | Wed, 07 Jun 2006 |
My desktop is XP Home SP2. I just reformatted the C drive and
reinstalled software. I was using Outlook 2000, hit Ctrl+Alt+Delete
to see if another instance was running, and Bam! The system crashed!
I have not been able to get it to boot up since. I have tried booting
from the XP CD; I chose "repair." In just one second, it said the
repair was finished. No joy.
Sometimes when I turn the system on, it immediately loads the BIOS
menu. Other times it loads a black screen with some information about
PCI configuration. No prompt.
I have two internal hard drives. I've tried changing the BIOS to boot
from the other hard drive. No joy.
Of course, I have AVG and Zone Alarm. I run a virus test and also run
Spybot S&D (updated) daily. (I have turned off Windows Firewall for
the time being).
Some of the error messages have included:
CPU frequency mismatch.
NTDLR missing
sparrow.sys missing
QUESTION: Is there any malware going around that would cause this?
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