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05-Jul-2009, 10:20 PM #1
Tried reinstalling windows and now nothing
My computer was getting old, freezing a lot, and just being annoying so I thought I would just give it a clean sweep. I don't have a CD so I did it by using winnt32.exe. I reinstalled and everything was complete and then when my computer rebooted I get the same BSOD error over and over again. This error happens at the Windows XP loading screen.

Is there anything I can try doing? I have already tried running in Safe Mode.
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05-Jul-2009, 11:15 PM #2
Thought I would give you an update on what I'm doing. Right now I'm using the Symptom Tree and and testing the "Cannot Boot the OS" option right now.
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06-Jul-2009, 12:25 AM #3
Have you reinstalled all your hardware drivers?
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06-Jul-2009, 01:05 AM #4
What steps would I need to take to accomplish that?
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06-Jul-2009, 01:30 AM #5
Make/model of machine?

All your drivers should be available on the manufacturer's site.
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06-Jul-2009, 01:33 AM #6
Its a Dell 9100.

But how would I get the drivers up and running if I can't even log on to the computer?
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06-Jul-2009, 06:42 AM #7
What's the service tag number for that Dell 9100?

I'm assuming it's a Dimension model.

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Doing a "clean sweep" means formatting the hard drive and doing a fresh install of XP with the XP CD and then going from there.

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06-Jul-2009, 11:39 AM #8
Service tag: H4BGJ81
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06-Jul-2009, 12:14 PM #9
Thanks for the service tag number.

Here is the Dell site for that specific computer. You should save it in your browser favorites list for future reference.

If you need any device drivers(display adapter, sound device, network adapter, etc.), you'll be obtaining them from that site.

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