You can’t deny the fact that Windows PC uses the perfect combination of hardware and software platform that allows various PC users to meet their computing expectations. But, sometimes when you make any hardware changes on your Windows PC, a critical blue screen error appears on the screen. In the present blog, you will find expert PC repair tips that may help you to fix one such blue screen error like “0x0000007B” on your Windows PC.
When your Windows system encounters a fatal error, it may result into a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Once your PC gets stuck on a BSOD, it may not allow you to perform any computing task. Therefore, you may require expert computer troubleshooting advice to get rid of the annoying BSOD error on your PC.
Read the current blog completely to find some useful advice for troubleshooting “0x0000007B” error on your Windows PC. Before you start troubleshooting, first you need to understand the symptoms and the causes of the blue screen error appearing on your Windows PC.
Understanding the Error Symptoms
When you start booting your Windows 2000 PC after moving a dynamic hard disk drive, the following blue screen error may appear on the PC screen:
“STOP: 0x0000007b (0xf881b84c,0xc0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000)
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE”
Understanding the Error Cause
If the primary disk drive group identity that is present in the PC registry does not match the primary disk drive group identity of the hard drive, then it may result in the blue screen error. The mismatch between the two identities may occur if all the conditions mentioned below are true:
What to Try Next?
After understanding the error symptoms and its causes, you may think about troubleshooting the error. You may try to troubleshoot the error manually or with the help of a tech support technician. If you wish to fix the error manually, then you may use the tips mentioned in the next section for your computer troubleshooting.
Expert PC Repair Tips to Fix the Error
To resolve the blue screen error, you need to use the ‘Registry Editor’ to remove the Primary Disk Group registry key from the registry of the affected Windows 2000 PC.
Refer the following steps to delete the registry key:
Conclusion
Moving hard disk drive to a different PC may be a tough task to perform for some PC users. The troubleshooting tips mentioned in the blog also require some expert computing skills to work on the PC registry. If you commit any mistake, then it may also damage your second Windows 2000 PC. Therefore, to avoid any further damage on your both Windows 2000 PCs, you should contact a tech support specialist or your local computer technician to get the issues fixed.
When your Windows system encounters a fatal error, it may result into a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Once your PC gets stuck on a BSOD, it may not allow you to perform any computing task. Therefore, you may require expert computer troubleshooting advice to get rid of the annoying BSOD error on your PC.
Read the current blog completely to find some useful advice for troubleshooting “0x0000007B” error on your Windows PC. Before you start troubleshooting, first you need to understand the symptoms and the causes of the blue screen error appearing on your Windows PC.
Understanding the Error Symptoms
When you start booting your Windows 2000 PC after moving a dynamic hard disk drive, the following blue screen error may appear on the PC screen:
“STOP: 0x0000007b (0xf881b84c,0xc0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000)
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE”
Understanding the Error Cause
If the primary disk drive group identity that is present in the PC registry does not match the primary disk drive group identity of the hard drive, then it may result in the blue screen error. The mismatch between the two identities may occur if all the conditions mentioned below are true:
- You configure the hard drive containing the Windows partition as a dynamic disk drive on a PC running Windows 2000.
- You disconnect the hard drive from the first PC and then install it on the second Windows 2000 PC.
- You import the hard disk drive to a disk group containing dynamic disk drives on the second Windows 2000 PC.
- You return the hard drive from the second Windows 2000 PC to the first PC.
What to Try Next?
After understanding the error symptoms and its causes, you may think about troubleshooting the error. You may try to troubleshoot the error manually or with the help of a tech support technician. If you wish to fix the error manually, then you may use the tips mentioned in the next section for your computer troubleshooting.
Expert PC Repair Tips to Fix the Error
To resolve the blue screen error, you need to use the ‘Registry Editor’ to remove the Primary Disk Group registry key from the registry of the affected Windows 2000 PC.
Refer the following steps to delete the registry key:
- First, you need to disconnect the hard disk drive containing the Windows partition from the affected PC.
- Install the hard disk drive on the second Windows 2000 PC, and then boot the second PC.
- On the second Windows 2000 PC, click the ‘Start’ menu, and then select the ‘Run’ option.
- Type “regedt32” in the 'Run' dialog box, and then click the ‘OK’ button.
- In the ‘Registry Editor’ window, select “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,” subkey, go to the ‘Registry’ menu, and then click ‘Load Hive.’
- Try to locate and then select the ‘System’ file that contains the hive of the first Windows 2000 PC. You may find the System file in “Drive:\Winnt\System32\Config” folder. Here, ‘Drive’ is the drive letter for the hard disk drive from the first Windows 2000 PC.
- Click the ‘Open’ button, enter ‘Temp’ in the ‘Key Name’ box and then select ‘OK.’
- Now you need to double-click the “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE” key and then double-click the ‘Temp’ registry entry.
- Double-click the ‘ControlSet00n’ registry entry. Here is the number of the control set.
- Double-click the ‘Services’ entry, open ‘dmio’ and then click the ‘Boot’ into the entry.
- Right-click the ‘Primary Disk Group’ registry subkey, and then select the ‘Delete’ option.
- Now, repeat steps 9 through 11 for each entry of ‘ControlSet00n’ that appears in the “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Temp” subkey.
- Click the ‘Temp’ registry entry, and then go to the ‘Registry’ menu, select the ‘Unload Hive’ option and then click ‘Yes.’
- Exit the ‘Registry Editor’ window.
- Shutdown the second Windows 2000 PC, and disconnect the hard disk drive that is from the first Windows PC.
- Reinstall the hard disk drive in the first Windows 2000 PC, and start the first PC.
- Check, whether the same blue screen error appears or not.
Conclusion
Moving hard disk drive to a different PC may be a tough task to perform for some PC users. The troubleshooting tips mentioned in the blog also require some expert computing skills to work on the PC registry. If you commit any mistake, then it may also damage your second Windows 2000 PC. Therefore, to avoid any further damage on your both Windows 2000 PCs, you should contact a tech support specialist or your local computer technician to get the issues fixed.