Stop: 0x0000007B

Try here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324103

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General Troubleshooting
If none of the issues that have been described in this article apply to you, use the following general troubleshooting steps:1. If you receive one of these error messages while you are installing Windows XP, update the computer BIOS or obtain Windows XP drivers for your hard disk controller (from the manufacturer of your computer, system board, or hard disk controller), or do both. For information about how to update your computer's BIOS or obtain Windows XP drivers, contact your computer manufacturer. For additional information about the availability of drivers, see the Device Driver Issues section in this article.

Note: If Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 was installed previously on a mirrored boot partition, see the Other Issues section in this article.
2. Use the Last Known Good Configuration feature. This may resolve the problem if you recently installed an incompatible device driver for your boot controller. For additional information about using the Last Known Good Configuration feature, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
307852 How To start your computer by using the Last Known Good Configuration feature in Windows XP
3. Use the Repair option with Windows XP Setup. For additional information about repairing Windows XP by using the Setup program, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
315341 How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
4. Restore a registry backup. For additional information about restoring a registry backup, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
307545 How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting
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If I understand correctly, you are using XP Upgrade CD to upgrade a W2K installation.

Out of the myriad possibilities for your error message, I would first suspect a driver issue. If so, it has to be a basic driver (e.g. hard disk miniport driver) since it will not boot into safe mode.

Since you should not have any data to save, best and probably easiest solution is a clean install of XP Pro instead of an upgrade.

Dalton

I had the same error code on a Compaq SFF 733MHz Pentium III running windows 2000 Pro. I tried to do a repair, MBRFIX, booting in safe mode, reinstall Windows, etc. Nothing. I then tried running data recovery software, such as EasyData Data recovery, GetDataBack, and still couldn't get it to boot. One of the recovery software showed quite a lot of corrupted files, etc. Bad news, but just to let you know. If you fare better, please let me know.

Paul

When you install 98 remember to wipe the HDD with a wiping utility that writes 0's to every sector so you effectively have a blank HDD to begin with. If your only option is to use an Upgrade to install XP you do not need to actually install 98 just have the install CD handy and insert it when you are asked for it.

XP will then read the CD and ask you to replace thew XP Upgrade CD and install XP straight onto the computer no messing around with 98 at all is required. Of course you'll have to find any individual drivers that may be required and install both SP1 & 2 after the XP installation is complete.

Col

Well this might help.

Main Memory

? Supports four memory banks using two 168-pin unbuffered DIMM.
? Supports a maximum memory size of 1GB (256MB DRAM technology).
? Supports 3.3v SDRAM DIMM.
? NO support ECC Function.

That is taken directly from the MSI site for this M'Board and describes the RAM Requirements. It could very likely be that the RAM is not compatible with the M'Board so if you have 1 512 MEG Stick it might be an idea to remove it and try it with what it originally came with or if you had both banks filled remove one stick and see if it then works. That is a Memory Error that you have posted so I would start looking there or run some memory tests on it from a floppy if it has one. If it doesn't it isn't hard to temporally fit one with the case opened and test things out. I tend to use a Windows 98 Boot disk to get into DOS and then run the utilities from floppy from there in DOS. While you are at it also run a HDD checking utility as well and any other testing utilities that you may have available.

At what stage has this stopped? Did you get the Windows XP Splash screen or only the POST or what?

Col

Now I am confused. That XP will not install on a Maxtor HDD is a strange one indeed.

The only thing that I can think of that could cause the problem is if they are older and the Firmware isn't supported by XP. If that is the case you're only alternative is to either Flash the Firmware to a newer version or change the Drive completely. In the days when Quantum was still around they had a utility to Flash the firmware but I'm not sure if that option is still available from Maxtor.

If the drives are big enough though it would be worthwhile looking on the Maxtor Web Site and see if there is a Firmware upgrade available for the model drive that you have.

If not you'll have to fit a new HDD to the unit to install XP to.

Col

How about using the Maxtor as a Slave Drive? After all you can use a WD drive as you intended and Ghost the contents over but wouldn't it be a better idea to first see if the Maxtor will actually work in an XP environment? Leave it as it is install it as the Slave and then use the WD as the master to see if the unit still runs with the Maxtor installed. If it will not boot up with the Maxtor installed as a Slave you're wasting your time trying to Ghost an image across to it.

I know that many years ago "no where long enough though!" I was installing SP 1 onto a customers machine wand it installed perfectly then asked to be rebooted and on the restart I received a Message that there was no OS installed or no drive present or something similar. Anyway I disconnected the Burner that was in the machine Reloaded and tried again. The same thing happened so I reloaded Ghosted the contents of the boot drive and Slave Drive to different HDD and tried once again with only the Boot drive installed same result. After spending way too much time on the phone to MS I decided to try a different approach and eventually after ghosting the drive about 30 times I found that the Samsung DVD Drive was the problem. I flashed the firmware and it worked perfectly but that very same drive passed every Compatibility test that I could throw at it even the ones that MS suggested for the "Problem" computers. As this was a new build and a P4 the thing should not have been a problem but it nearly drove me nuts in finding out what was going wrong as the MBR's where being erased when applying SP1.

Col

You also need to look at the wording after the stop error messaage.

I suggest going to the Microsoft support knowledge base and typing in the stop error message and look at the various causes (there are several possible causes listed on their site.)

Here is the web address for a generic search on the STOP: 0x0000007B message.

http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?qu=STOP%3A+0x0000007B

Good luck...
Larry