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"Blue Screen Error STOP: C000221 Unknown Hard Error" comes when PC starts...

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I am having a serious error in my machine. I have a PC (Dell PC). Windows XP Professional is installed on it. Previously it was working. BUT...

now when I start the PC, I find the following error on the BLUE SCREEN...

STOP: C000221 Unknown Hard Error
\SystemRoot\System32\ntdll.dll

and the PC doesn't boot. I  tried many times but the same error is coming.

Then I used Winternal's ERD Commander 2003 but it giv
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When I use the Winternal's ERD Commander, it says that Do not attah to a Windows Installation...

It doesn't find the OS...

Please help me in this regard because I failed to overcome with the error...

Thanks...

Hemant
Dear friends !

My problem is urgent. If anyone has faced the same problem then please help me in this regard...

Thanks...

Hemant
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Hi friends !

Thanks for your replies. BUT My problem is still there. The Hard disk is not faulty. I have made a surface scan.
I format the machine and made two partitions. When I tried to install a fresh copy of Windows XP Profeesional SP2, it gave the same error. Then I installed Windows 2000 Professional and I succeeded.

When I tried to upgrade it from WIndows 2000 Professional to Windows XP Professional, the same error came again. (It is a blue screen error, please see my frist post)

The specifications of my DELL PC are as followings:

Manufacturer: DELL Computer Corporation
Model : DIM4400
System Type: x86 Based PC
Processor: x86 Family 15 Model 1 Stepping 2 GenuineIntel 1595 Megahertz
BIOS version: 01/08/02

My problem is that when I installed Windows 2000 Professional, it only took the driver for LAN.

The NIC is Macronix MX98715 Family Fast Ethernet Adapter (ACPI)

I am connected to internet and can download drivers. I usually download drivers for hp/compaq and Intel. But for DELL driver when I surfed www.dell.com, I didn't find  drivers. Please tell me how can I find out which Graphics/Audio drivers I should download and from where I can download these drivers.

I don't have motherboard or any driver CD.

The answer is required urgently.

Thanks...

Hemant

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