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    Window Vista 64 won't boot

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by THINKPOD, Dec 27, 2009.

  1. THINKPOD

    THINKPOD Notebook Guru

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    Ok, so I try booting up my laptop with Vista 64bit Biz and it won't load completely.

    I am able to get to the window login page and enter my password, but once i enter my password, the harddrive will run a bit and turn black... The OS is not complete frozen at this point, I was able to open up task manager and such...

    There is a error message saying "Window search Indexer has stopped"...

    Anyone have advise as to how to resolve this?

    The error message stated the following:

    APPCRASH
    SearchIndexer.exe
    6.0.6001.18000
    47919f9e
    Stackhash_6334
    6.0.6001.18000
    4791adec
    c0000374

    I did not setup a restore point, so resetting to previous known good state is not a option... sad...
     
    THINKPOD, Dec 27, 2009
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  2. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    Load again, call up task manager. In task manager, choose FILE > NEW TASK (RUN) and type in
    msconfig
    click OK

    Go to SERVICES and uncheck WINDOWS SEARCH

    reboot. Fix? I actually do not think it will. I think instead it is the infamous KSOD (black screen of death), which I have fixed a couple of times by deleting the event logs and allowing Windows to recreate them. A corrupt event log is not the only cause of the KSOD, but I have found it fixed two of three machines...
     
    gerryf19, Dec 28, 2009
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  3. THINKPOD

    THINKPOD Notebook Guru

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    KSOD sounds about right!!! It will leave the screen blank and does nothing....

    Can you explain to me how to delete the event logs? Really Appreciated!
     
    THINKPOD, Dec 28, 2009
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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    It depends on what you have around, but I have loaded the computer with a linux live cd and deleted the contents of

    %SystemRoot%\system32\winevt\Logs\

    (any file that ends with the .evtx extension)
     
    gerryf19, Dec 28, 2009
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