Blue screen during Windows installation. When installing Windows XP, a blue screen is an unpleasant surprise

One of the problems that often arises among operating room users Windows systems, is blue screen of death ( Blue Screen of Death, BSoD).

There is probably no person who has never seen these white letters on a blue background, talking about critical error during system operation. “Lovers” of Windows XP joke a lot about BSoD, saying that they can only get rid of it by killing the operating system and installing it with clean slate. And, preferably, not the brainchild of Bill Gates. But, as practice shows, the devil is not as terrible as he is painted, and the blue screen of death can be treated.

What is BSoD?

The Blue Screen of Death is a crash message in the Windows XP/Vista/7/8 operating system due to a fatal error in the kernel code being executed. Most often it is associated with an illegal operation being performed by the driver responsible for stable work systems. The default reboot after a BSoD exits clears the user of all unsaved data, but the logs themselves appear in the system log. A memory dump is created (if provided for in Windows settings XP) in the *.dmp extension and can subsequently be studied and sent to Microsoft for development.
The text on the screen reflects the following information:

Error code, so-called STOP code, and its meaning
4 additional parameters for debugging utilities
Address of the location on the hard drive where the error occurred (if it was possible to determine)
Name of the faulty driver (if it was possible to determine)
Brief instructions from Microsoft on restarting Windows XP and recommendations for dealing with BSoD if the screen appears a second time or more.

After the user has seen the blue screen of death, the only thing he can do is restart the computer.

STOP code

The main key to getting rid of the blue screen of death is the error code that occurred - the STOP code. To accurately identify the problem in text form the description is displayed, and then its symbolic value in hexadecimal form 0x00000000.

So don't rush to restart your computer. Write down the STOP code and use another PC or device with Internet access to determine why the blue screen of death appears. If you do not have time to determine the error code, then disable automatic reboot Windows XP. You can do this as follows:

As a result, you will be able to view the blue screen of death when a new system failure occurs, and then get rid of it.

The most common STOP codes and how to resolve them

Meaning: STOP 0x0000000A, IRQL_NOT_LESS_EQUAL
Causes: Faulty drivers or errors in system utilities and antivirus programs
Actions: Remove or disable drivers for recently connected devices, reinstall conflicting programs.

Meaning: STOP 0x0000001E, KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Causes: In most cases, the blue screen of death appears due to a driver conflict.
Actions: Remove, disable or update the drivers indicated in the BSoD. Make sure that new devices have been connected correctly and are compatible with those already installed.

Meaning: STOP 0×00000024, NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM
Causes: A notification that the problem is with the hard drive, namely with the NTFS file system.
Actions: May I help HDD installation to S.M.A.R.T mode in the BIOS settings or checking its integrity using system utilities. For example, the Victoria program does this well.

Meaning: STOP 0x0000002E, DATA_BUS_ERROR
Causes: Problems with RAM or faulty hardware.
Actions: If installing a new RAM stick caused a blue screen of death, remove it from its slot and try running Windows XP. If the error occurs again, then change the Memory caching status in the BIOS to Disabled. Otherwise, you will have to find out which computer component has failed and remove/replace it.

Meaning: STOP 0×00000050, PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

Causes: This Windows error XP reports when it cannot find the necessary data in the computer's memory. The culprits in this case are devices and programs associated with RAM and ROM. Faulty strips random access memory, bad sectors on the hard drive, errors system services, blocking access to information by antiviruses and problems in the operation of the current NTFS volumes– it’s worth considering all of these possible reasons to identify the real one and eliminate the blue screen of death.

Actions: Check the hardware using special programs diagnostics For example, Memtest for RAM and Victoria for hard drives. Recover data from backup copy Windows XP, if available. Installation less high level protection of an antivirus program and studying the list of files sent by it to the blacklist can also give the system access to the necessary information.

Meaning: STOP 0x0000007B, INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
Causes: A blue screen of death with this value appears during startup of a system that cannot complete debugging because the Windows boot loader does not have time to start it. This STOP code is usually associated with an incorrectly specified ARC path in boot file boot.ini incorrect drivers for SCSI, RAID or UDMA controllers or a malfunction hard drive, where Windows XP was installed.

Actions: Check HDD for errors. If necessary, reinstall or update its drivers. In the BIOS, set the appropriate mode for reading data from the HDD, for example, installing a new hard drive with a SATA output requires changing the IDE Configuration value to S-ATA. If the hardware is working properly, open a terminal and run Chkdsk /f /r in the system partition. In the event that the disk cannot be connected to another computer for testing, use the installation Windows disk XP and run System Restore. In the terminal, do the same Chkdsk /f /r.

If the STOP code that brought you the blue screen of death is not listed in the above list, you should use these general recommendations By eliminating BSoD:

. Even if the error has disappeared after it, do not relax, as over time the blue screen of death may make itself felt again. It is better to act proactively and, having found out the cause, eliminate it.

Moment X. At constant emergence of BSoD try to determine exactly when Windows XP stops working. For example, when you turn on a program to scan documents or photos, the system freezes and displays an error. In this case, disabling the scanner and installing the drivers and programs that come with it will help.

Temperature must be under control. Random, unrelated blue screens can be caused by your computer overheating. Check cooling systems, clean from dust system unit, replace faulty coolers and refresh the thermal paste on the processor.

Safemode to help you. If the blue screen of death appears immediately after Windows logo XP, boot the system into safe mode. Uninstall the programs and drivers that you installed before the error appeared and try to turn on the computer in normal mode.

A good memory is important not only for humans. Faulty devices information storage often causes BSoD. To check your RAM and hard drive, you will need system utilities, such as Memtest for RAM and Victoria for HDD.

They are both free and easy to use, but you will need to burn them to a disc or make a bootable USB flash drive.

A computer is first and foremost a machine. So, if the problem is not in the software, check the hardware. Replacing components one by one, check the system for BSoD. This method will help, for example, if a faulty video card crashes alternating current on the motherboard and other devices. Because of this, Windows XP simply cannot read the data necessary to start and displays a blue screen of death.
If the blue screen of death occurs due to errors on the boot disk, then boot.ini may be damaged. IN better case you will need to replace the file with the correct one or new installation Windows XP. In the worst case, all that remains is to replace faulty hard disk.

By acting on the STOP code and taking all recommended actions to combat the blue screen of death, you will be able to restore Windows operation XP and still use it for a long time. The main thing is not to give up.

Despite the fact that since the termination by Microsoft Windows support XP has passed for more than three years, some users still do not want to part with this operating system. Well, this is understandable - some are still in service old computer, specifications which is not allowed to install a newer OS, someone needs fast system, while others simply got used to XP, not wanting to change anything for themselves.

Windows is quite stable and reliable system, capable of operating without reinstallation for up to several years, but sooner or later it begins to fail, including critical ones. An example of one such failure is the Stop 0x0000007b error, which occurs during the loading/installation of the operating system and is accompanied by the appearance of the traditional blue screen of death. Most often you have to deal with it Windows users XP, however, are not immune from it and owners of computers running Windows control 7.

The main reasons for the appearance of a blue screen with Stop error 0x0000007b

Error 0x0000007b, like a number of other similar ones, does not indicate a specific source of the problem, and the code itself may indicate various types of problems. In some cases it is accompanied by a message INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE, which immediately raises suspicions in the user about hard drive malfunction disk. In fact, this error only means that boot driver cannot initialize device bootstrap, that is, the hard drive.

The appearance of a blue screen with error 0x0000007b is often caused by a conflict in the drivers of devices connected to the PC, incorrect settings BIOS, damaged system files or important keys registry, virus infection, presence of bad sectors and errors on the disk file system, various hardware problems (most often related to the disk), problems with RAM, lack of support for the SCSI controller or hard drive installed by the operating system. We will not analyze all cases in detail; instead, we will pay attention to the most common ones.

What to do if an error occurs when installing Windows XP

The main and most likely cause of error 0x0000007b when Windows installation XP on a new PC are incompatible BIOS settings. The fact is that on new computers connected to SATA drives ACHI standard is used, which at the moment Windows release XP has not been used yet. You try to install the system, but it can't find suitable driver and throws you into BSOD. What to do? Try changing the operating mode of SATA drives from AHCI to IDE.

Go to BIOS, in Advanced section find IDE setup Configuration, in it find the SATA Configuration parameter and set its value Compatible instead of Enhanced. In other BIOS versions, the indicated setting may be located in the Integrated Peripherals section and called OnChip SATA Type or SATA RAID/AHCI MODE. Its value needs to be set IDE or Native IDE.

If your BIOS has a Main section, look for SATA Mode in it and set it to IDE Mode.

Loading drivers during XP installation

The next way to resolve the error is to install missing drivers SCSI or ACHI during the installation of Windows XP, but for this you must already have a floppy disk with drivers that match the configuration of your PC. At the very beginning of the XP installation you need to click F6, to install special driver SCSI or RAID.

But since this method is hopelessly outdated, there may not be a utility for writing drivers on a disk with Windows XP, just like a floppy drive in your computer. Alternatively, you can use USB Floppy Drive, but purchasing this device for the sake of installing an outdated system seems inappropriate.

Integrating SATA AHCI drivers into a Windows XP image

If you consider yourself experienced user, you can integrate SATA AHCI drivers directly into installation image Windows XP. For these purposes you will need a utility nLite, original drivers SATA with AHCI support for text mode(downloaded from your motherboard manufacturer’s website) and Windows image XP.

The algorithm of actions is as follows. Unpack the driver archives and the XP ISO image into separate folders.

In the next window, click “Add” and specify the path to the folder with drivers.

Then activate the “Text mode driver” radio button, mark the drivers you need and click “OK”, after which boot image will be recreated.

If error 0x0000007b during system installation was due to driver incompatibility, it will not occur this time.

The method works, but why fool yourself if it is much easier to find on the Internet an image of Windows XP with already integrated AHCI drivers; fortunately, there are more than enough such assemblies created by enthusiasts!

How to fix error 0x0000007b when booting Windows 7

As in the case of XP, the cause of error 0x0000007b when loading Windows 7 can be incorrect settings BIOS. The system crash into BSOD with code 0x0000007b was often observed after the user turned it on AHCI mode in the BIOS, especially in cases where an SSD drive is installed on the PC. No one argues that AHCI mode has its advantages, but in Windows 7 simply enabling it in the BIOS is not enough; before that, the system must be prepared. Therefore, we restore it in the BIOS previous settings, load, launch regedit command registry editor and expand this branch:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/services/msahci

On the right side we find the parameter Start and change its value to 0.

We do the same with the Start parameter in the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/services/iaStorV.

After that, go to the BIOS and enable AHCI. This time the system should boot without error. The next time you reboot the system, the appropriate disk drivers will be installed. At the same time, we also recommend opening Device Manager and checking in the disk properties whether disk write caching is enabled.

Other causes of error 0x0000007b

The following reasons for error 0x0000007b, as well as ways to fix it, are equally applicable to both Windows 7 and Windows XP. If before this the system booted normally, but after updating or installing some driver during the next Windows boot gave an error 0x0000007b, probably the reason is that the driver is not working properly. First, try booting from the latest successful configuration, for which immediately after turning on the PC, hold down F8 and select the appropriate option.

You can also try booting into safe mode and uninstalling the installed software. If this does not help, you should roll back to a previous restore point if booting into Safe Mode is available. Everything is simpler in Windows 7; in this system you can roll back to a control or full backup by booting from installation disk with the distribution.

Disk errors

File system errors, bad sectors may also cause error 0x0000007b. This is where the built-in utility can come to the rescue. chkdsk. Boot the PC from the installation disk (the same XP) by clicking R enter the recovery environment and run the command chkdsk /r.

In Windows 7, the same command is used, but with the /f switch.

If the disk is old and there have been problems with it before, it is recommended that you first connect it to a work computer.

Viruses in the boot sector

It also wouldn't hurt to check the disk for infection with bootkits - viruses that infect boot sector And MBR entry. Naturally, such a check should be done using bootable rescue disks like Dr.Web Сureit. Another option is to remove the disk, connect it to a working PC and run the test from there.

Hardware problems

A blue screen with error 0x0000007b may well be caused by hardware problems. If the problem really is in the hardware, then first of all you need to check the hard drive. The cables (are they connected well) and the power supply are also subject to inspection. Be sure to test your RAM, as there have been cases where error 0x0000007b occurred when RAM modules were damaged.

As additional measures, we can recommend disconnecting all peripherals(eliminate a conflict between their drivers), recreate the main one boot entry MBR, update controller drivers hard drives, clear the CMOS, and also replace the boot disk driver files atapi.sys, intelide.sys, pciide.sys, pciidex.sys from the directory System32/Drivers driver files with working system the same version. If you doubt the results own actions, it would be wiser to take the computer to a diagnostic center, where specialists will fix the problem.

The manifestation of this error is that a blue screen of death ( BSOD) unexpectedly appears when installing Windows XP, but it is not excluded the next time it is launched. Usually, after such an error, the PC reboots and everything repeats again. This error is characterized by its code 0x0000007b, which is issued after the word STOP in the last line:

Let's try to figure out what this error means when installing Windows XP.

Reasons for the error

There are several reasons why a blue screen appears, and most of them are related to work. disk subsystem PC. This includes:

Presence of viruses in the boot sector;
Problems related to hard drive drivers;
Malfunctions in themselves disk devices Oh.

Viruses in the boot sector

When installing the OS, this is the least probable cause blue screen of death with code 0x0000007b. The fact is that it can only occur if the user forgot to format the system partition before or during installation. Formatting system disk is a mandatory requirement when installing any version of the OS. Moreover, getting rid of viruses in this way is much easier and more reliable than fighting them using anti-virus software, especially if there is no installed OS. To format system partition during the OS installation process, you should reboot and start the installation, then you need to specify the desired partition when asked by the wizard to select a partition, delete it, then create it in the unallocated area new section, and then format it.

Problems related to hard drive drivers

The blue screen of death with code 0x0000007b is a sign that the distribution does not contain the drivers necessary to service disk device controllers with the SATA interface. They are designed so that their “native” operating mode is AHCI mode. This is an advanced technology that has replaced IDE mode. But AHCI mode was introduced much later than the release of Windows XP, so many distributions of this OS simply do not have drivers that support AHCI mode. This is the reason for the blue screen of death with error 0x0000007b.

There are two ways to solve this problem:

Find (download on the Internet) a distribution kit that contains these drivers. The best option are assemblies from ZVER;
Change operating mode SATA devices from AHCI to IDE. In this case, the performance of the disk subsystem will decrease slightly, but the blue screen of death will no longer appear.

Replacing AHCI mode with IDE

To do this, you need to go into the BIOS, find the SATA Mode parameter in one of its sections (usually located in the Main menu) and change its value to IDE, as shown in the figure:

Then save the changes and exit the BIOS. The PC reboots and the Windows installation is repeated, but without this error.

Faults in the disk devices themselves

These malfunctions include:

unreliable contacts in connecting hard drive cables;
breaks in the loops themselves;
file errors rigid systems disks.

The best way to ensure that there are no such faults is to connecting hard disk to another computer with the same OS and perform a file system check on it using system utility chkdsk. This utility not only checks the integrity of the disk file system, but also, if possible, eliminates some errors.

To start it chkdsk utility, you need to click “Start” - “Run”. In the window that appears, type the command chkdsk disk /f, in which, instead of the disk parameter, you need to specify the letter of the disk being checked along with “:”, for example, chkdisk c: /f. After clicking OK, a view window will appear.

As a rule, any computer problem that arises can be easily fixed. The emerging system messages. After analyzing this set of letters and symbols, you can high accuracy find out what the problem is.

Possible reasons

Photo: Blue screen causes trouble even for professionals

A blue screen that appears during the installation of Windows XP means quite serious problems.

There may be the following options:

Their decisions

What to do in such dire cases? Fortunately, anyone can solve this problem. Despite the wide variety of systemic conflicts, they are all resolved in approximately the same way.

You can do the following:

When installing windows xp blue screen 0x000000a5

Why does this error appear when installing the OS? It indicates a problem with the RAM.

Let's see what can be done:

If your computer has several RAM modules installed at once, try removing them one by one and repeating the Windows installation process. Most often, this method helps, because it is rare that the planks fail at the same time;
if this does not help, you should change the RAM sticks;
If you have only one bar, you can try to bring it back to life. To do this, clean the contacts in maternal memory, and the RAM board itself, and also blow out the dust. Be careful not to damage the chips.

Photo: You can clean the bar with an eraser

When starting the installation program, pay attention to all the inscriptions. If the ACPI BIOS ERROR message appears on the screen, then there is a problem with the system drivers.

You can solve it very simply:

start the installation from the beginning;
wait until Press F6 appears on the screen if you need to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver;
then press the F7 key;
As a result, the problem will be resolved.

Video: Blue Screen

Other errors

Another equally common error is 0x00000050. Most often it is detected when you try to install an OS on top of an existing one.

It may appear for the following reasons:

Photo: sometimes updating the BIOS helps

hardware problems or failure;
defects in the video card or RAM;
NTFS corruption;
problems with antivirus program(mainly Kaspersky).

What can you do in this case:

check all equipment. If any was inserted into motherboard, it should be tested first;
disable all system services one by one;
check your hard drive using the Chkdsk utility.

Photo: pay attention to all symbols

In some cases, error 0x0000007B may appear. It usually appears when files are copied, that is, before selecting a partition. It's about conflict Sata interface. To fix it, you should replace AHCI with IDE.

This is done as follows:

go to BIOS;
find the SATA MODE item;
select the Main tab. Click on Enter;
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Photo: changing SATA mode
set the IDE mode;
select the option save and exit.

That's all, as you can see, dealing with the so-called “blue screen of death” is not at all difficult. Even an ordinary user can cope with this. To avoid similar troubles in the future, try to regularly test all equipment. Special diagnostic programs will help you with this.

As a rule, any computer problem that arises can be easily fixed. Appearing system messages can help us with this. By analyzing this set of letters and symbols, you can find out with high accuracy what the problem is.