Blue screen - stop ERROR 0 x0000007b

I need some help here. I'm working on a Dell Latitude running Windows XP Professional SP2, and every time I boot up, I get this message:

Check for viruses on your computer..... Run CHKDSK /F to check hard drive for corruption...
stop ERROR 0 x0000007b (0xF78AA528, 0xc0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

How am I supposed to run chkdsk? I can't get to the command prompt at all. Even when I pop in a Windows CD, it won't take me there. I've successfully used chkdsk to fix issues on this exact machine before, but now it’s just refusing to cooperate.

Thanks.

You might want to try booting up from a Windows CD
and then, once you're in that repair console, you should find that chkdsk is available for you to run.

I booted up my Windows CD, and when it gave me the option to run a repair (R), I hit that key only to be slapped in the face with this message:

Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer. .....

?? Now what? How am I supposed to move forward with this??

Are we talking about a SATA drive here?
If so, jump into the BIOS and look for the IDE Configuration setting.
Set that to Compatible.
If that isn't the case, you should see an option to disable SATA Native Control—go ahead and switch that off.

The drive is SATA, but I couldn't find an IDE configuration setting in the BIOS. I read somewhere yesterday that I should disable the AHCI Configuration—is that even the same thing?—so I went ahead and did that, and now I've managed to boot into Windows. Is this going to be okay?

It might work... you could try running chkdsk in the console now, though honestly, I wouldn't hold my breath—it probably won't do much at this stage. Your other move is to attempt an XP repair—the steps for that are laid out right here -> http://pcsupport.about.com/od/operat...txprepair1.htm

Benjamin King2 said:It might work... you could try running chkdsk in the console now, though honestly, I wouldn't hold my breath—it probably won't do much at this stage. Your other move is to attempt an XP repair—the steps for that are laid out right here -> http://pcsupport.about.com/od/operat...txprepair1.htm

I ran the Repair. Everything seems to be working fine for now.

Thanks for the help!

Well, have fun dealing with those windows now...

Noah Miller6 said:Well, have fun dealing with those windows now...

The kids are already playing games on it. Thanks again.

I'm running into the exact same headache with my PC
any other ideas?

velvetbison58 said:I'm running into the exact same headache with my PC
any other ideas?

So, I guess none of the suggestions the guys posted earlier actually worked?

Larry Ortiz5 said:So, I guess none of the suggestions the guys posted earlier actually worked?

I actually stumbled onto what was causing this mess last night—it turns out that article I was looking at was talking about "stop ERROR 0 x0000007b "
The thing is, the article claims my boot volume got corrupted, which isn't exactly what ended up being the case in the end
Anyway, here are the commands I used in cmd.
I just opened a cmd window from my USB Stich, and honestly, a little bonus for me was learning how to do this along the way 🙂
Command 1# – Diskpart

Command 2# – List volume

Command 3# – EXIT Command 4
Command 4# – D: (You’re Windows Drive Letter)

Command 5# – Bootrec /fixmbr

Command 6# – Bootrec /fixboot

Command 7# – Chkdsk /f (Try chkdsk /f /r If “Chkdsk /f” command Wont Works)

Command 8# – Y

Once the "chkdsk" command finished, I just rebooted my computer and—boom—problem solved. 🙂

Just one more thing... does anyone actually know why all those steps even work?