Blue Screen Of Death error message, please help! - Beyond Tiki

F finkdaddy Member Wisconsin Joined: May 11, 2004 Posts: 2061	F finkdaddy Posted posted on Sun, Mar 13, 2005 6:48 AM I just bought a $1500 dollar Dell Dimension 8400 Desktop computer, and I can't use it. It sets up ok, but when I have to do a restart, like after doing a Windows Update, I get a blue screen error message that says, "An error has been detected and Windows is shutting down to avoid damage" and after that is the stop message that reads "STOP: 0X0000007E (0X0000005, 0X00000000, 0XF7A4D0BC, 0XF7A4CDB8)." The only way I can get around it is to do a system restore to factory settings, then set up an internet connection manually. But then I can't do anything with it like install hardware or software or do any registrations or updates or anything. Can anybody please help?

I just bought a $1500 dollar Dell Dimension 8400 Desktop computer, and I can't use it.

It sets up ok, but when I have to do a restart, like after doing a Windows Update, I get a blue screen error message that says, "An error has been detected and Windows is shutting down to avoid damage" and after that is the stop message that reads "STOP: 0X0000007E (0X0000005, 0X00000000, 0XF7A4D0BC, 0XF7A4CDB8)."

The only way I can get around it is to do a system restore to factory settings, then set up an internet connection manually.

But then I can't do anything with it like install hardware or software or do any registrations or updates or anything.

Can anybody please help?

Post #146427 by finkdaddy on Sun, Mar 13, 2005 6:48 AM