Solve : Old PC Will Not Start Up?

1.	Solve : Old PC Will Not Start Up?
Answer» I have this older PC that I can’t get to start up. When I turn it on it brings up a screen that says: Quote We apologize for the inconvenience, but windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this. If your computer stopped responding, restarted unexpectedly, or was automatically shut down to protect your files and folders, choose Las Know Good Configuration to revert to the most recent settings that worked. If a previous startup was interrupted due to a power failure or because the Power of RESET button was pressed, or if you aren’t sure what caused the problem, choose Stat Windows Normally. {{Then displays these options}} Safe Mode Safe Mode with Networking Safe Mode with Command Prompt Last Know Good Configuration (your most recent settings that worked) Start Windows Normally Use the up and down keys to move the highlight to your choice. Seconds until Windows Starts: 30 If I choose one of the last 2 options it then goes to the Windows XP boot screen, then after a couple of seconds it looks to be working then a blue screen flashes saying something. I couldn’t tell what it said caused it was only there for a split second. I got my webcam and filmed it, went back and looked at the frames. This is the best frame I got. When I tried the “Safe Mode” options these (what I guess are commands) start appearing then stop, then it brings me back to where I started. Sometimes it shows the blue screen, other times it doesn’t. It’s a Gateway, with an Intel motherboard and has XP on it. Don’t know any other specs. My dad thinks we got a virus on there when we last had it hooked up. Not really sure. Can you HELP? well, do you have Win XP CD? If so, try to boot up with the CD. You may need to get to the BIOS. Do you know how to get to the BIOS? Do you hear funny noise coming from the HD? Write back and let me know.Nope, don't have the CD. Don't know how to get to the BIOS. No noise.TC: It is hard to see from the image. Is that a Stop: 0xC0000219 error? DocI went back and did it again, it says: stop: C0000218 (Registry File failure) In the picture, it showed the corrupt/missing file...can i copy the same file off my good computer, put it on a dsik and boot with it? Quote 0xC0000218: UNKNOWN_HARD_ERROR (Click to consult the online MSDN article.) A necessary Registry hive file couldn’t be loaded. The file may be corrupt or missing (requiring either an Emergency Repair Disk or a Windows REINSTALLATION). The Registry files may have been corrupted because of hard disk corruption or some other hardware problem. A DRIVER may have corrupted the Registry data while loading into memory, or the memory where the Registry is loading may have a parity error (turn off the external cache and check the physical RAM).

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I have this older PC that I can’t get to start up. When I turn it on it brings up a screen that says:
Quote

We apologize for the inconvenience, but windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this.

If your computer stopped responding, restarted unexpectedly, or was automatically shut down to protect your files and folders, choose Las Know Good Configuration to revert to the most recent settings that worked.

If a previous startup was interrupted due to a power failure or because the Power of RESET button was pressed, or if you aren’t sure what caused the problem, choose Stat Windows Normally.

{{Then displays these options}}

Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command Prompt

Last Know Good Configuration (your most recent settings that worked)

Start Windows Normally

Use the up and down keys to move the highlight to your choice.
Seconds until Windows Starts: 30

If I choose one of the last 2 options it then goes to the Windows XP boot screen, then after a couple of seconds it looks to be working then a blue screen flashes saying something. I couldn’t tell what it said caused it was only there for a split second. I got my webcam and filmed it, went back and looked at the frames. This is the best frame I got.

When I tried the “Safe Mode” options these (what I guess are commands) start appearing then stop, then it brings me back to where I started. Sometimes it shows the blue screen, other times it doesn’t.

It’s a Gateway, with an Intel motherboard and has XP on it. Don’t know any other specs.

My dad thinks we got a virus on there when we last had it hooked up. Not really sure.

Can you HELP?
well, do you have Win XP CD? If so, try to boot up with the CD. You may need to get to the BIOS. Do you know how to get to the BIOS?

Do you hear funny noise coming from the HD?

Write back and let me know.Nope, don't have the CD. Don't know how to get to the BIOS. No noise.TC:

It is hard to see from the image. Is that a Stop: 0xC0000219 error?

DocI went back and did it again, it says:

stop: C0000218 (Registry File failure)

In the picture, it showed the corrupt/missing file...can i copy the same file off my good computer, put it on a dsik and boot with it? Quote

0xC0000218: UNKNOWN_HARD_ERROR
(Click to consult the online MSDN article.)
A necessary Registry hive file couldn’t be loaded. The file may be corrupt or missing (requiring either an Emergency Repair Disk or a Windows REINSTALLATION). The Registry files may have been corrupted because of hard disk corruption or some other hardware problem. A DRIVER may have corrupted the Registry data while loading into memory, or the memory where the Registry is loading may have a parity error (turn off the external cache and check the physical RAM).

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