On Fri, 7 Jun 2013 18:22:01 -0700, Guv Bob wrote:
Thanks for all the info. I can't get past the start-up screen. Hitting F8 also returns to the start-up screen. How would I run any of these type of tests?

I suggest downloading SystemRescueCd CD image - a linux LiveCD.

http://www.sysresccd.org/Download

The list of significant tools:
http://www.sysresccd.org/System-tools

The list of all tools:
http://www.sysresccd.org/Detailed-packages-list

Use "memtester" for testing the RAM. It may also provide "memtest" at boot
menu.

For the physical harddisk condition... Harddisks have S.M.A.R.T. feature
that can tell you how many errors it encountered and how severe they are.
SystemRescueCd has "ide-smart" and "smartmontools" for this. Watch for
warning indications, since they're pretty accurate. If it's found bad,
backup the disk/partition immediately, then replace the old drive. Do
further check & repair later.

If all is OK, it's indeed a file system corruption. However, repairing the
file system is a risky task and may backfire if you don't have enough
experience. I'd suggest taking it to a computer shop for repairing Windows.
Or if you have a friend who knows how Windows work inside and out, ask him
for help. Depending on the severity of the corruption, it may be repaired
without reinstalling or install-repairing Windows.


Official article for the main problem:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/156640

From Google:

http://www.google.com/search?q=%220x...e=utf-8&nfpr=1