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Old October 26th 17, 01:16 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
Mayayana
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"Paul" wrote

| "0xC000021A: STATUS_SYSTEM_PROCESS_TERMINATED
|
| This occurs when Windows switches into kernel mode and
| a user-mode subsystem, such as Winlogon or the
| Client Server Runtime Subsystem (CSRSS), is compromised.
| "
|
| If you're getting that far along, then maybe it's a
| malware problem ? Or perhaps, an AV program has
| quarantined a file (false positive), trashing
| the machine.

I'm beginning to wonder about malware. The symptoms
are so erratic. I was able to get a Win8.1 disk. (Heidoc
didn't work for some reason, but MS's Rube Goldbergian
download controller program did finally manage to produce
an ISO.... Why can't they just give me a link?....)
The other thing I wonder about is possible hardware
short circuit. Maybe even RAM? But I'm doing this as a
favor and I'm not prepared to start buying stuff to swap out.

The boot manager and DVD drive disappear off and
on, with no apparent pattern. I got the Win8.1 disk to
run. It didn't need a key. It went to work for maybe
30 minutes. Then it suddenly said files are missing and
quit. Then I tried a Refresh. That worked for a long
time and then said the disk is locked. Unlock it and
start again. In both cases there was a long period of
disk activity first. The Windows disk seemed to see the
whole thing OK. Something like 5 partitions. System,
Restore, C, D.... something like that. I had to return to
shutting off CSM because the install wouldn't touch
the GPT partitions otherwise. But the DVD drive
doesn't seem to like UEFI-mode. Or maybe it's just
cranky this morning. Hard to tell.

Question: If I bought a new hard disk and used the
8.1 DVD, can I make it install using the embedded
key in the BIOS? I think the computer is Win8, but
the 8.1 disk at least seemed like it meant to install
normally, without asking for a key, until it failed. I
don't know for sure about the BIOS, but aside from
intermittently losing drives it seems to be OK.


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