XP Pro SP2, fully patched with Automatic Update, AVG and Zonealarm ..
Was given some surplus ZIP disks, one of which
was Iomega Zip Tools .. so I proceed to install .. the machine does an automatic reboot, but doesn’t .. I also suspect that a WindowsUpdate may have been in the background as the log says …
2006-02-25 16:26:12 1256 584 Service ** END ** Service: Service exit [Exit code = 0x240001]
.. which was around the time of the reboot ..
Says it has encountered a problem and do I want to boot normally, last known good config or safe mode … none of which work ..
Installed a second version using the OEM recovery disk (so I have Windows and Windows.0), virus scan (Avast!4.6) from the latter on the entire C: drive shows no problems ..
With this second installation which boots OK, I can see all my files and progs, but most do not run (obviously registry issues) ..
Reboot with the OEM recovery disk using F8 and turning off AutoReboot on failure, I get the STOP message:
0x0000007B 0xFCBFF528 0cC000003C 0x0 0x0
Suggests recent hardware or software problem
This is the first time I’ve used the zip drive on this machine, although I had the camera in there previously (I unplugged it and plugged in the ZIP drive which it recognised immediately and was readable) ..
Have tried to start the Recovery Console to try repair the Windows installation, but I am prompted for administrator password .. which I don’t even remember giving one on first installation (setting myself up as user with admin privileges and my wife as a user)
I have seen hacks on the web which enable you to reset admin password but I’m a little wary of doing this (non-standard) ..
The reason I want to restore the original Windows installation is that I have a *lot* of programs and custom settings installed on there ..
I suspect maybe I should have uninstalled the camera before plugging in the ZIP, so maybe a hardware/IRQ conflict ..
Any suggestions welcomed .