Sp2 Blue Screen

ok I decided to upgrade and install sp2 on my pc...dont ask why...and it installed all fine then restarted and now it starts to load xp and then poof it blue screens and then restarts before I can read what it says...now I CAN NOT format and I cant afford to loose anything on my desktop or in my document, now I do have another hdd thats in there and I made sure it have like at least 3gb incase this happened but I just remembered that it had some folders such as documents and settings which had important files and stuff in it and if I installed windows on that hdd it would over write the files/folder, does anyone know anyway I can get into something so I can rename the folder? and safe mode doesnt work either...I was thinking can I rename folders on my hdd from linux? or is there something else I can try?

 

Did you do the pre-installation safety instructions?
This happened to me a while ago, then we sent it to the shop and they wiped my HD clean..so idk what to do exactly.

 

pre-installation safety instructions? there was some thingy it had which I read and my pc fitted the specs but I dont know if it was the pre-installation insctructions, it aslo backed up everything so I could undo it but to do that I need to get into windows...which I can

 

Can you get your computer to boot up in safe mode?

 

nope, it starts how safe mode normaly starts with it comming up with all the files its loading and such and then it just restarts again

 

Hmm... what about... -- do you have a boot up disc? Start up off the disc rather than the HD.

 

umm I dont know :s how would I get one and how would I do it?

 

i got a disk so u can boot up from the cd

if u want ill give u a copy right now

 

If you have your (say if it's XP) XP disc, stick that in your cd-rom and restart the computer.

 

yeah I have my xp disc but I thought you can only do stuff like with the recover console and reformat and such

 

helmet if you msn me ill help you [email protected]

 

Once you restart your computer with the disc in your cd-rom, there should be a two line option come up. (Black screen) Basically boot as usual or boot from the disc.

 

a common cause of blue screens, is memory failure, or memory leakage.

 

ima halping him

 

Well if you want to that badly, go for it. lol enjoy!

I hope it all works out for you Helmet. Good luck!