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656359 2008-04-06 04:43:00 Would anyone have a comment on the possible cause of the following BSOD/ STOP message please?

STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF7AC0528,0x00000EE,0x00000000,0x000000) It's when booting XP. Dual boot situation with XP/Linux.

Not even possible to boot into XP safe mode now. Safe mode was possible, but things seem to have got worse with repeated booting attempts.
rumpty (2863)
656360 2008-04-06 04:47:00 Possible causes are here (support.microsoft.com)

Or here (support.microsoft.com)

If the hdd is SATA, make sure the cables havent come out, if youre using a molex adaptor.

Also make sure the virus boot option in the BIOS is disabled
Speedy Gonzales (78)
656361 2008-04-06 05:02:00 Thanks Speedy . Plenty for me to try there .

So far I've tried chkdsk on the drive, using another machine . It was ok
rumpty (2863)
656362 2008-04-06 09:21:00 You should do chkdsk /p /r.

Then try a Repair install of WIndows.
pctek (84)
656363 2008-04-07 10:58:00 The chkdsk /p /r was inconclusive, so I took the fast way out and used a two year old Ghost image to restore the partition to working order. Didn't really want to go that way, the image being so old, but it solved the problem.

Thanks for your help.
rumpty (2863)
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