It all started when my XP started to automatically started to scan for errors. (Like 
when you didn't shut it down properly). After the scan I got into my computer, which 
seemed to work just like normal, I opened my web browser and then I felt like listening 
to my mp3s so I opened one of my old songs. The computer suddenly just turned off 
and restarted again. This happened to me a couple times before so I suspected it 
was only a power surge. I then waited for my computer to start up but when it should 
have been loading XP the computer said "Insert Boot Disc, Invalid Disc" (I can't 
remember exactly what it said, it siad roughly that).

So naturally I went to microsoft, with my other hard drive to get Start Up software 
(which took up 6 floppies, WinXP_EN_PRO_BF.EXE was then name of the file). I did 
what the program told me after I inserted and loaded all the files to cure my crashed 
system. It then said it encountered an error and that it had to shut down to keep 
my computer from damaging itself. 

It then gave a technical line that said: 0x0000008E (0X0000006, 0XF82PC1A26, 0XF8oDCA18, 
0X00000000)

setupdd.sys - address F84C1A26 base at F84A2000, Datestamp 3b7d8507

I'm in a real jam here, I have a lot of computer game skins that took me months to 
make, and media files that took me years to compile. I'm just wondering if there 
is anyway I can get back my information.

Windows Support doesn't seem to work, and they said I had to pay for technical support 
and my friends all seemed stumped. They only tell me "I hate to say I told you so 
but, Bill Gates puts bugs in his products to mess with you. Use Linux, Mac, or the 
old school Windows 95-98 OSs. " Which doesn't help me in anyway. 

Please somebody help me!

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re: Question about 'Top reasons for random, fatal crashes in Windows XP and Windows 2000' Friday, August 16, 2002 at 8:54 pm Posted by qwk69gto (196 messages posted) Try here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q315335 On Friday, August 16, 2002 at 8:03 pm, Michael wrote: >It all started when my XP started to automatically started to scan for errors. (Like >when you didn't shut it down properly). After the scan I got into my computer, which >seemed to work just like normal, I opened my web browser and then I felt like listening >to my mp3s so I opened one of my old songs. The computer suddenly just turned off >and restarted again. This happened to me a couple times before so I suspected it >was only a power surge. I then waited for my computer to start up but when it should >have been loading XP the computer said "Insert Boot Disc, Invalid Disc" (I can't >remember exactly what it said, it siad roughly that). > >So naturally I went to microsoft, with my other hard drive to get Start Up software >(which took up 6 floppies, WinXP_EN_PRO_BF.EXE was then name of the file). I did >what the program told me after I inserted and loaded all the files to cure my crashed >system. It then said it encountered an error and that it had to shut down to keep >my computer from damaging itself. > >It then gave a technical line that said: 0x0000008E (0X0000006, 0XF82PC1A26, 0XF8oDCA18, >0X00000000) > >setupdd.sys - address F84C1A26 base at F84A2000, Datestamp 3b7d8507 > >I'm in a real jam here, I have a lot of computer game skins that took me months to >make, and media files that took me years to compile. I'm just wondering if there >is anyway I can get back my information. > >Windows Support doesn't seem to work, and they said I had to pay for technical support >and my friends all seemed stumped. They only tell me "I hate to say I told you so >but, Bill Gates puts bugs in his products to mess with you. Use Linux, Mac, or the >old school Windows 95-98 OSs. " Which doesn't help me in anyway. > >Please somebody help me! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Top reasons for random, fatal crashes in Windows XP and Windows 2000' Friday, August 16, 2002 at 11:46 pm Posted by Brandon (15 messages posted) On Friday, August 16, 2002 at 8:54 pm, qwk69gto wrote: >Try here: >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q315335 > > Xp restarted you because you had a three back to back errors(a triple fault). On the first error it says ok i can handle it, second it says getting pushy, and on the third it says i cant handle this and reboots. Know to save your work you need to put any a startup floppy disk and copy files to floppies. If the start up disk doesn't work your bios is set to boot from the hdd before the flop. you can use any start up disk you wont(95 - xp). [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Top reasons for random, fatal crashes in Windows XP and Windows 2000' Saturday, August 17, 2002 at 1:55 am Posted by MrSecret (39 messages posted) Michael, to retrieve your data, just put that HD in an XP or WIN2K machine as a slave drive. You should be all set. Good luck. On Friday, August 16, 2002 at 11:46 pm, Brandon wrote: > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'Top reasons for random, fatal crashes in Windows XP and Windows 2000' Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 2:56 pm Posted by nat (1 messages posted) Probable reason your page file is corrupted. Reboot to safe mode, Click on Windows Key + Break. This should bring you system properties. Tab to Advanced, Performace -> Settings, Tab to advanced under performance settings, Click on change under virtual memory. Choose no page file, click set, then ok.. ok and finally reboot the machine. When reboot is successful, delete the pagefile.sys if still present in C: root directory. Now do the same process goto virtual memory and choose system managed size. Click set, reboot. This should fix your problem. It looks like XP's pagefile needs to be fixed everytime you re-install XP or apply service packs. Hope this resolves. Nat On Friday, August 16, 2002 at 8:03 pm, Michael wrote: >It all started when my XP started to automatically started to scan for errors. (Like >when you didn't shut it down properly). After the scan I got into my computer, which >seemed to work just like normal, I opened my web browser and then I felt like listening >to my mp3s so I opened one of my old songs. The computer suddenly just turned off >and restarted again. This happened to me a couple times before so I suspected it >was only a power surge. I then waited for my computer to start up but when it should >have been loading XP the computer said "Insert Boot Disc, Invalid Disc" (I can't >remember exactly what it said, it siad roughly that). > >So naturally I went to microsoft, with my other hard drive to get Start Up software >(which took up 6 floppies, WinXP_EN_PRO_BF.EXE was then name of the file). I did >what the program told me after I inserted and loaded all the files to cure my crashed >system. It then said it encountered an error and that it had to shut down to keep >my computer from damaging itself. > >It then gave a technical line that said: 0x0000008E (0X0000006, 0XF82PC1A26, 0XF8oDCA18, >0X00000000) > >setupdd.sys - address F84C1A26 base at F84A2000, Datestamp 3b7d8507 > >I'm in a real jam here, I have a lot of computer game skins that took me months to >make, and media files that took me years to compile. I'm just wondering if there >is anyway I can get back my information. > >Windows Support doesn't seem to work, and they said I had to pay for technical support >and my friends all seemed stumped. They only tell me "I hate to say I told you so >but, Bill Gates puts bugs in his products to mess with you. Use Linux, Mac, or the >old school Windows 95-98 OSs. " Which doesn't help me in anyway. > >Please somebody help me! [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum