0x0000007E error on bootup

System specs: Asus A7N8X Deluxe (onboard sound) AMD Athlon 3000, 1024 MB RAM NVidia GeForce FX 5200 video

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I just spent the last few hours looking through those discussions and trying different things suggested; no luck. Any other help?

Do you have SP1 or SP2 installed & all the Critical Updates ? You may be able to get more info from the Event viewer . HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308427 ================================ Windows XP Events and Errors Enter the message source and ID in the text field, then click G http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/support/ee.asp ============================== If you want to stop a blue screen auto reboot so you can read the error message from the screen: Go to Start -> Control Panel -> System Go to Advanced Under the Startup and Recovery section, click Settings... Under System Failure un-check "Automatically restart"

SP2 and all of the Critical and optional updates up until the start of this problem(Sunday). It isn't automatically rebooting, just turning blue on bootup and sitting there. I can't even get into Windows, Safemode or otherwise, to see the event viewer.

Try going back to a good Restore point http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306084 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/itpro/managing/restore.asp http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q306084 http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6268-1040596.html http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6268-1040596-2.html http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6268-1040596-3.html Start the computer and then press the F8 key when Windows begins to start. The Windows Advanced Options menu appears. Use the ARROW keys to select Last Known Good Configuration (your most recent settings that worked), and then press ENTER. If a boot menu appears, use the ARROW keys to select Microsoft Windows XP and then press ENTER. Windows XP restores the computer to the most recent restore point.