This might not help all that much at this stage...unless you've already solved the problem... Can you access SAFE MODE to run the sfc_/scannow command?
Suggestion: every office IT should have a commercially prepared recovery disk that serves as an on board set of utilities that can run off the reboot and is independent of the OS...there are a few out there...some are expensive though...
Alternative 1: see if you can borrow one from you local computer builder [not a commercial store like Best Buy or some such outfit-they would not have them] to get going again, with the promise of "if it works, I'll buy it for the office..."
Alternative 2: you are probably going to need "something" to run off the a:\ or CD-DRIVE... independent of the OS. So, do a net search for such a thing.
Your "{Fatal System Error}" is probably a problem with being unable to load the appropriate system file in the sequence expected by the computer. ..it shuts down in a sulk rather then shutting down and turning off...
What modes can you access on the reboot? On first blush, this sounds like a malware problem, so hop over to that forum and check if it is, in the interim.
Is there anything on the failed computer that will need to be saved...or can "we" go in there and generally kick butt? Sorry, but it has to be said, BACK UP, BACK UP, BACK UP...just for these occasions...when nothing is left to do but to reformat and reinstall, in the hope that the hard drive is not going and you can still get some use out of it.
BACK UP all files to a separate partition on the hard drive or better yet...A SLAVE DRIVE totally independent of the main drive where the OS is located. I can't tell you how many times a SLAVE DRIVE has saved my bacon
I only make the suggestion to reformat
IF you find that that option makes more economic sense in a commercial context, rather then paying for time inefficiently spent on solving the issue in any other way.
Bottom line...just what are you ABLE to do or access from the get go?
Since "something" you are using identified a MEMORY issue, I'd start there.
Download from another computer MEMTEST...FREE... [MS has a version, but you need to by up and running for it to function]
http://www.majorgeek...mTest_d350.htmlIt
loads from a floppie and checks the memory sticks: "MemTest is a RAM reliability tester. It evaluates the ability of your computer's memory to store and retrieve data accurately. A correctly functioning computer should be able to do both these tasks with 100% accuracy day in and day out. A computer that fails these tests, perhaps because of old hardware, damaged hardware, or poorly configured hardware, will be less stable and crash more often. Even worse, it will become even less stable over time as corrupted data is written to your hard disk."
The only drawback with any real good memory tester, is that it might take a few hours, to many hours, to properly check. It might be more efficient to just buy as many sticks as needed and replace the old ones. If they are not needed store them down in the stock room...you are going to need them eventually anyway. Replace one at a time, and then reboot after each exchange.
A cheaper way, would be to "BORROW" as many sticks as needed from another computer in the office. Hopefully, you are not in a daisy chain, connected to a server...that would not be desirable to tamper with.
Edited by b1caez01, 27 November 2006 - 05:22 PM.
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