Poly-poly man wrote:
> I was working on someones computer (the standard virus/spyware job), and
> gave it back to them. As soon as they got it home, they got a stop 50. I
> took a look at it, and it said:
> STOP 0x00000050 (0xe2ecf000, 0x00000000, 0x8057fbce, 0x00000013)
>
> This occurs as soon as the user selection screen come up. I searched the
> web and Microsoft's website, and tried some of their ideas. It's not
> Haxdoor, Spyware.Service.MiscrosoftUpdate, or Roxio.
>
> The strange parts are that:
> 1. the hard drive cuts off as soon as the stop occurs
> 2. this happened RIGHT after I finished my job.
>
> Desperately in need of help,
>
> poly-p man

Btw, I tried the hard drive in an equivalent computer (Dimension 2400)
and it did exactly the same thing.

Safe mode works

poly-p man

Poly-poly man wrote:
> I was working on someones computer (the standard virus/spyware job), and
> gave it back to them. As soon as they got it home, they got a stop 50. I
> took a look at it, and it said:
> STOP 0x00000050 (0xe2ecf000, 0x00000000, 0x8057fbce, 0x00000013)
>
> This occurs as soon as the user selection screen come up. I searched the
> web and Microsoft's website, and tried some of their ideas. It's not
> Haxdoor, Spyware.Service.MiscrosoftUpdate, or Roxio.
>
> The strange parts are that:
> 1. the hard drive cuts off as soon as the stop occurs
> 2. this happened RIGHT after I finished my job.
>
> Desperately in need of help,
>
> poly-p man

TRY THIS: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329293

HTH