Author Topic: verifying dmi pool failure (Read 7407 times)

tf195 · « **on:** January 18, 2005, 12:16:56 AM »

Hi,
when i boot my computer (running xp pro) it gets to verifying dmi pool as normal. and then tells me windows did not start succesfully and makes me choose between booting in safe mode, last known good config, or start windows normally. everything i choose leads me back to the same screen. any suggestions?
thanks
Tom

dl65 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:37:04 AM »

tf195......You will probably have to try a repair......
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winxppro/installxpcdrepair/index.htm
This page will take you through it step by step.
Good Luck

dl65

tf195 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:43:51 AM »

thanks. i changed it to boot up the cd drive primerily but when i boot up it still goes to this same screen. only change is that right after it says verifying dmi pool, it says very quickly "boot from ATAPI CD-ROM" then goes to the same screen with the selections i mentioned previously.

dl65 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:47:59 AM »

tf195....thats fine but you have to put your XP pro disk in the cd ....Reboot ....and then follow the instructions for a restore ....its all outlined in the page I gave you above ....

dl65

tf195 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:49:01 AM »

the xp disk was in the cd drive.

dl65 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:49:55 AM »

REBOOT with the disk in ......

tf195 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:51:46 AM »

thats what i did

dl65 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:52:58 AM »

and nothing happened ?

Do you have more than 1 cd drive ......
Do you still have the bios set to boot from the cd drive ?

tf195 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:54:51 AM »

still goes to this same screen. only change is that right after it says verifying dmi pool, it says very quickly "boot from ATAPI CD-ROM" then goes to the same screen with the selections i mentioned previously.

tf195 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:55:36 AM »

just rebooted for the 5th time, and it decided to tell me "disk boot failure" right after the varifying dmi pool data, also says insert system disk and press enter. the disk is in the drive, when i press enter the light on the cd drive flashes, but nothing happens

dl65 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:00:03 AM »

Is your Win XP pro an original or a copy ?

tf195 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:01:50 AM »

original

dl65 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:02:43 AM »

by any chance do you have anything in the floppy drive ?

tf195 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:04:47 AM »

nothing

dl65 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:06:09 AM »

also says insert system disk and press enter. the disk is in the drive, when i press enter the light on the cd drive flashes,

Was there any hard drive activity ..because it should have been scanning your system to see what it needs

tf195 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:08:17 AM »

the hard drive light flashed once in unison with the cd light

dl65 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:12:08 AM »

odd........try opening the cd drive ...close it up and hit enter again ....see if it will do anything

tf195 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:12:43 AM »

still no luck.

i feel a format coming on...

tf195 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:16:26 AM »

do you think that if i was to put the hard drive in a different computer to try and back up my files it would put the other computer at risk? or work at all?

dl65 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:17:13 AM »

if you have a win 98 boot disk......change the bios to boot from floppy and then with the cd still in the drive let it boot and when you get A: prompt ......see if you can change to D if that the cd drive .....if you get the D prompt .....type dir and see if the cd is read

dl65 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:21:33 AM »

if you installl your drive in another as a slave ......you may be able to get at your files ...and it won't hurt the other pc

tf195 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:33:07 AM »

ok, ran dir on d prompt, came up with
volume in drive d is winxp_pro
directory of d:
autorun INF 110
DOCS (DIR)
I386 (DIR)
README HTM 3204
SETUP EXE 1310 720
SUPPORT DIR
VALUEADD DIR
WIN51 10
WIN51IP 10

5 file(s) 1314054 bytes
4 dir(s) 0 bytes free

dl65 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:35:06 AM »

ok ......then at the D: promt type SETUP and enter

tf195 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:36:00 AM »

"this program can not be run in dos mode."

thankyou very much for this, hopefully we are getting somewhere.

dl65 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:38:54 AM »

*censored* ...this win xp pro ......have a look in the I386 dir
I think xp pro loads differant than xp

tf195 · « **Reply #25 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:40:54 AM »

how do i go about that? :-/

dl65 · « **Reply #26 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:46:21 AM »

still in the dir of D ......then at the D prompt type CD\I386 and enter ....

tf195 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:48:29 AM »

"invalid directory"

checked it a few times, typed it correctly.

dl65 · « **Reply #28 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:51:43 AM »

Here's the info on a clean install .........choose the graghics version ......Im sure theres something in there about I386 .....but have a read .......I'm going to hit the hay .....
http://www.theeldergeek.com/xp_pro_install_-_graphic.htm
I wish I had paid more attention to learning more about DOS

I'll look for you tomorrow

dl65

tf195 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 18, 2005, 01:53:21 AM »

thank you so much for your help

wrwss · « **Reply #30 on:** January 18, 2005, 10:33:37 AM »

does verifying dmi pool data fail?if so go into your bios and disable the virus scan and reboot.you may have a virus preventing windows from startingif thats the case stopping the virus scan in the bios will start windows and you can fix once on windows.if dmi pool data passed and windows will not start then did you try to start in safe mode?or last known good config?what disc are you using xp home or xp pro?is it a complete install or upgrade?did you try to clear your cmos and try to reboot?how old is the computer,what cpu?may have to format and start over.

tf195 · « **Reply #31 on:** January 20, 2005, 06:19:45 PM »

does not say it has failed, just goes to the screen asking if i want to start in safe mode or last good config. i have disabled the virus scan and still does the same thing. booting in safe mode and last known good config all have the same problem.
cleared CMOS, still same problem. it is XP pro.
i also found that i have the xp pro boot disks, so i ran them but after all the disk had run it said that it could not find any hard drives. I am going to run my hard drive as a slave in a different computer to see if i can save some files. then format the drive.

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