I'm on my secondary computer that runs on 256 megs of ram and is about 7 years old. This thing is shit, but until my normal computer is back up and running, its all I have. Woe is me.

Damn Dei, quick.

In what way? It might be an inexpensive fix.

It goes from HP screen to windows screen, back to HP screen, and when I try system restore it freezes.

Mash F8 at bootup. When the list of options appears, select "Disable automatic restart on system failure." then when the blue screen of death pops up, jot down the error up top (it'll be in all caps and underscored, i.e. PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA) and the stop codes at the bottom. (They'll be in hex format, i.e. 0x000007B)

EDIT: Here's a fancy pic for you.

No message between A problem has been detected and If this is your first.

Tech info

STOP: 0x0000007e (0xc0000005, 0xF75B4CE6, 0xF798B1B0, 0xF798AEAC)

volsnap,sys- Address F75B4CE6 base at F75B0000, DateStamp 41107b6e

Okay, volsnap.sys is corrupted. It's an XP service and rather necessary, from what I've read.

What you need to do is somehow replace the bad file with a clean one.

You can get a working copy of the file here.

What you will likely need to do, since you have two systems, is take your hard drive out of your main system and set it to the slave on the one you're on now. Boot up, and replace the file with the good copy. (It'll be in \Windows\System32\drivers) Pop the drive back in your better system and cross your fingers.

Here's a guide on adding a second hard drive if you're unsure of the specifics.

Good luck.

Can I get the file for free anywhere?

Shit, they want to charge? I'll copy mine over in a few after I eat.

Alright thanks man.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/k8equu

Thanks, I'm at school now, I'll give it a shot when I get home, thanks again.

So once I download it, where would i save it to?

\Windows\System32\drivers

ok that didn't work, what now?

Hmm, lol. Sorry about that. Let me dig around tonight.