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Vista SP1 install woes
Hello all,
This machine died after installing Vista SP1. It does the following:
Regular startup, last known good startup, VGA mode all do this:
Black screen with this flashing:
!!0xc0000034 !! 250/99549 (_00000000000000 .cdf-ms).
Safe mode with networking
gets to this line and stops:
Loaded c:\windows\system32\drivers\AVGIDSEH.sys
then hard drive activity stops.
Startup repair using Vista cd yields these problem details:
StartuprepairV2
sig1 = Externalmedia
sig2 = 6.0.6000.16386.6.0.6001.18000
sig3 = 6
sig4 = 524296
sig5 = BadDriver
sig6 = BadDriver
sig7 = 0
sig8 = 3
sig9 = Wrprepair
sig10 = 10
The only restore point that is available to use is from 4-24-12, when the service pack was installed. It goes so far, then says something about writing or finalizing? files, and just sits there....I have let it go for a few hours then I turned it off.
I also tried the Microsoft 975484 which involves saving and running a script on the Windows install. The script stops and says "vbscript runtime error: activeX component cannot create object 'Microsoft.xmldom'
Help!
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My guess was you installed avg. I did a search for the file you listed and found this link
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=252100
Sounds like what you are looking for from my point of view.
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OK, I followed that link and renamed all AVG* files in that folder. Rebooted.
Normal mode still gives me the blinking !! error screen, safe mode now stops on crcdisk.sys
grrrr....
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I always like to a least run basic hardware tests, like a full hard drive diagnostic and at least a couple of passes of Memtest 86+ in this sort of situation. That's especially true since your errors seem to keep morphing. To me that suggests a strong possibility of more than a failed update. Verifying that your hardware is good might save you some time wasted with repeated attempts to reload Vista on a seriously sick computer.
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Yep, good idea. I checked the memory before any of this, it checks out. I will start a thorough hd check.
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Hard drive checks out fine, as does the memory...
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Then I'd say that you are left with Mobile's suggestion.
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I cannot perform a repair install because the upgrade option is grayed out. I have tried 4 different Vista CDs, they all do the same thing.
Advice?
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Wow. Usually on Monday's things go much worse.
Just for kicks, I thought I would try to run system restore from the Vista CD again (for the 5th time). There has been only one restore point each time, same as this one. I went ahead and selected it and let it do its thing. Rebooted, expecting the flashing !! error screen (for the 5th time), but this time - I GET A VISTA DESKTOP!
I am greatly surprised, but don't want to get real excited yet, it could revert at next boot up....
