Hi,
Two months old? Contact HP about warranty support. I'm betting the power
supply went belly up, but it could also be the motherboard.
It is not unusual for a new system to have a hardware failure in the first
few months. The fact that installing XP results in additional errors is an
indication that this is not an OS problem, but a hardware one. Checking the
ram and hard drive were good ideas, but as you've ruled them out other
components need be considered.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts
http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
"Martinus" <> wrote in message
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>
> Hello, figured I'd try this page as it seems a reliable source for help
> on Vista x64 issues.
>
> I'm getting sort of desperate here, and I'm completely in the dark as
> to why Vista suddenly stopped working altogether on my basically brand
> new HP DV7-1095 eo. (Specs - Intel 2.53 GHz core II duo T9300, 2x250 Gig
> HD 5400RPM, 4Gig RAM DDR2, GeForce 9600GT M). Vista is Home Premium x64.
>
> When I booted on Friday evening I got a Windows Defender error asking
> me to restart my system. I did as requested but the error didn't go
> away, and with each reboot the system got gradually worse - at first
> losing the internet connection, before becoming a hotbed for various
> BSOD. By now I must have counted at least 10, including 0x3b, 0x1a, 0x24
> and 0x24.
> I did some internet searching, among others on these fora, but found
> nothing conclusive. At this point I was still able to log on, but the
> system was very slow, CPU usage was through the roof and it would BSOD
> after about 5-10 minutes. Safe mode was slightly more stable, but would
> also occasionally BSOD, especially when trying to enter Windows Update.
> I tried deleting my anti-virus software (Avira) but it did not help,
> neither did unplugging everything including a Logitech wireless mouse I
> had just purchased. By Saturday I finally managed to ninja-disable
> Windows Defender and things seemed to better. I still got several random
> error messages (releated to HP Interface stuff for example) but the
> system was stable non the less.
>
> However, when I booted up on Sunday morning it was worse than ever and
> I could not for the life of me log on, neither in regular nor in safe
> mode, without getting BSOD or the infamous black-screen-with-cursor and
> finally a bootmgr missing. At this point I had system restored many
> times and to many different points, but to no avail. I realised my
> system could not be saved so I got a hold of a Vista Home Premium x64
> disc and figured I'd go for a system recovery. Error message, of course
> (can't remeber which one unfortunately). Tried reinstalling but when I
> didn't get a BSOD I got, no price for guessing, another error message
> (8007000d(?) and unable to find sources\install.wim). I even tried the
> remove-ram-trick and also installing XP, but the result was a BSOD for
> the umpteenth time.
>
> I doesn't seem to be a hardware issue as the HP Memory and HD tests
> proved positive, and right now I'm writing this on the possessed laptop
> with Ubuntu installed. I was also able to format c from the Ubuntu disc.
> It's basically just about every Vista error I've read about put together
> and it has left me and my mates completely perplexed.
>
> Sorry for the wall of text! It wouldn't surprise me if it's slightly
> incoherent as I'm rather worn out after battling with this beast for the
> whole weekend, but if you need further information please don't hesitate
> to ask. And for the love of God, Help!
>
> Edit - Hard to remember everything.. I got this laptop about 2 months
> ago and it had been working flawlessly up till now. It might also be
> worth noting that before shutting down on Thursday Windows Update auto
> updated 3 or 4 updates. Also, SP1.
>
>
> --
> Martinus
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