Title: I hate computers when they don't work
Post by: Chris (Liverpool Boys) on February 17, 2005, 10:32:33 am
My brother has justbeen given a pc not new but new to him and it wasn't starting up a windowsprotection error. So I formatted thehard drive and installed millenium edition all going well until it comes to restart and all I am getting is the blue windowsscreen of death saying WINDOWS PROTECTION ERROR
Can anyone help before I get the 12bore out
Can anyone help before I get the 12bore out
Title: Re:I hate computers when they don't work
Post by: Steve Pyro on February 17, 2005, 10:41:21 am
Chris,
Is there any other info / message displayed along with the Protection Error?
It could be a conflict with a whole host of third party devices or even a BIOS problem.
As much detail as possible would be useful such as a description of the specific error.
You could also search here http://support.microsoft.com/ (http://support.microsoft.com/)
Is there any other info / message displayed along with the Protection Error?
It could be a conflict with a whole host of third party devices or even a BIOS problem.
As much detail as possible would be useful such as a description of the specific error.
You could also search here http://support.microsoft.com/ (http://support.microsoft.com/)
Title: Re:I hate computers when they don't work
Post by: Chris (Liverpool Boys) on February 17, 2005, 11:02:46 am
When I first formatted the HD and installed WindowsME got to the startup screen with mouse cursor displaying only the got will nowclose KERNEL32.DLL MPREXE re-started the got blue screen of death error : oe : 0167 : bff821fa
So followed the help file info on boot disk scanned all disksasit told me too then it reinstalled again then got the screen of death saying just Windowsprotection error
Hope that helps
So followed the help file info on boot disk scanned all disksasit told me too then it reinstalled again then got the screen of death saying just Windowsprotection error
Hope that helps
Title: Re:I hate computers when they don't work
Post by: Steve Pyro on February 17, 2005, 11:24:32 am
Chris,
Have a good read of this page http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;149962 (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;149962) and see if anything rings a bell.
Follow the instructions to Boot the PC into SAFE mode and then see if you get the same error message - then, depending on whether your receive an eror message or not, follow the links on the page to the corrective action.
Have a good read of this page http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;149962 (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;149962) and see if anything rings a bell.
Follow the instructions to Boot the PC into SAFE mode and then see if you get the same error message - then, depending on whether your receive an eror message or not, follow the links on the page to the corrective action.
Title: Re:I hate computers when they don't work
Post by: Chris (Liverpool Boys) on February 17, 2005, 11:27:51 am
thanks steve will try that before I blow the sh*t out of the damn thing
