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**djaburg** · 03-24-2009, 05:33 PM

Most of the time that I've seen this, it's due to a hard drive that encountered errors. I'd do whatever I had to do to backup whatever data you can before it craps out. Since you obviously have access to a computer, I'd see about downloading any number of bootable utility CD's and hook an external drive to the box and see if you can get access to the disk and copy stuff off. Once that's done you can try running the chkdsk command as outlined previously.

03-24-2009, 05:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,317 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: blue stop screen, unable to open in safe mode Most of the time that I've seen this, it's due to a hard drive that encountered errors. I'd do whatever I had to do to backup whatever data you can before it craps out. Since you obviously have access to a computer, I'd see about downloading any number of bootable utility CD's and hook an external drive to the box and see if you can get access to the disk and copy stuff off. Once that's done you can try running the chkdsk command as outlined previously. __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.