Was burning a CD --> System crashed. Need help
Hello.
Though the problem I'm outlining below doesn't have much to do with MS security, I'd be very grateful for any help. Also, could anyone direct me to a reliable Windows Help forum, the kind that we usually find for Linux.
I'm using Windows 2000, Professional Edition. I was burning a CD using Nero's CD-to-CD copy option. As this option hasn't ever worked on my ASUS drive, I unchecked the 'on-the-fly' option, i.e., Copy from Source Drive to HDD and then to Target Drive.
The CD reading worked fine, and the source CD ejected. Writing began, but the system crashed (blue-screen stuff) with something about 'Writing a memory dump'. After waiting 10 minutes or so without any development, I rebooted.
System booted, no problem with BIOS, and then windows started up. (The Microsoft Logo, with that blue status bar, saying 'Windows starting up'). Then the whole thing crashes, with a
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE and some memory addresses in hex. The message reads out 'If this is the first u're seeing this message, reboot your computer. If recurring, check for viruses and remove any new HDDs and device controllers. Use CHKDSK /F to check for HDD corruption.'
I've tried rebooting several times, but still the same result. Its not starting even in Safe Mode.
My view: Nero reads the CD into a temp folder before copying into the target CD, rite? So, possible that this storage could be writing into some boot-critical area on the HDD? Yeah, I know, sounds too dumb but just a thought.
So, guys what do I do? My HDD has two partitions, C for the OS and D for data. I'd rather not go about reinstalling W2k on C, I don't have a backup of personal folders such My Documents, Photos etc.
Thanks for reading all the way. Hope someone can help.
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