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From: rock on 6 Feb 2010 17:18 On 7/02/2010 4:22 AM, dadiOH wrote: > rock wrote: >> Thanks but this did not work on my XP box. > > Try pressing the Break key. Usd to be that would "halt"...OTOH, it *is* a > Microsoft error mesage so maybe not. > > dadiOH > _______________ > >> >> On 6/02/2010 11:18 AM, SC Tom wrote: >>> >>> >>> "rock"<1940(a)pobox.com> wrote in message >>> news:#bLvKtrpKHA.5760(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I have XP pro and it has started to keep on rebooting at start up >>>> with a flash of a blue screen message which I can't read as it is >>>> so fast. It boots up with the Windows logo screen and the blue lines >>>> showing >>>> it working for a few seconds but then it goes black and then the >>>> blue screen flashes and it then reboots to the same thing again. >>>> >>>> How can I read that blue screen and how can I see what it wrong and >>>> fix it. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> >>>> oz >>>> >>> >>> Press F8 during boot up until the boot options menu comes up. Scroll >>> down to "Disable automatic restart on system failure" and press >>> enter. That will stop it at the BSOD if it comes up again. > > > > Ah ha.. It seems I have 7 Bad blocks and they all showed near the beginning of the Seagate Tools programs which I just used as it reads WD disks as well. So it makes sense these blocks are effecting the XP files. What is the work around here? oz |