[Quik]

I start up the computer..
It brings me to the boot selection in the linux GUI..
I select windows..
It brings up the windows logo graphic..
THe logo stays up there for longer then usuall.. (1min +)
and then says

"Not reading drive C"
Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail?

I press retry and then get this message:

"While intitializing device VKD"
"Windows Protection Error (or somthing similiar)
and tells me to reset..

WTF?!

[Quik]

And this is totally random.. I never installed anything extra, nor did I mess w/ settings the last boot up.

The only thing I did last reset was release/renew my winipcfg settings.

[Quik]

[double post by accident]

[bazooka tooth]

first of all, will you please fix your avatar?

secondly, did this start happening the first time you tried to boot into windows after installing linux?

[Quik]

negative.. this just happend yesterday. I've had linux/windows on it for months

[bazooka tooth]

good. then the virus i sent you really worked!

[Quik]

oh, you're real helpful

[bazooka tooth]

hey, at least i linked you to your recent fanboy site, digitallyimported. as for this problem.. yeah... im cashed already. sorry.

[Vetritus03]

are you sure it was VKD not VXD? because a VKD is a virtural keyboard driver and this error points to a problem with your keyboard in some fashion. here's what M$ has to say. seems like i'm always posting KB articles... does no one ever check support.microsoft.com?

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q263318
Error Message: While Initializing Device VKD -- Windows Protection Error -- You Need to Restart Your Computer
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95

If this article does not describe the error message that you are receiving, view the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to view more articles that describe error messages:

SYMPTOMS
When you start your computer, you may receive the following error message:

While initializing device vkd -- Windows Protection Error -- You need to restart your computer.
After you receive this error message, you may receive the following options after your computer completes the Power On Self Test (POST):
Press F1 (or equivalent key) for Setup

Press F2 (or equivalent key) to load defaults and continue
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the keyboard that you have attached to your computer is not working correctly. When your keyboard does not work correctly, the keyboard cannot be initialized.

RESOLUTION
With the computer turned off, disconnect and then reconnect the keyboard.

If that does not work try using another keyboard to determine if your keyboard is malfunctioning. If it is, replace the keyboard.

MORE INFORMATION
VKD is the acronym for Virtual Keyboard Device Driver.

[objekt404]

bad sector in the FAT maybe?
do you have another system you can bench it on?
does linux still work fine?

my best guess (off of what you said) is that you HDD is going (gone?) south. slap it in another machine & scanDisc it...

<gump>...and that's all I have to say about that...</gump>

[Quik]

eh.. it couldnt be my HD.. Linux is partitioned on it and works perfectly. The keyboard responds fine in linux..

Anyways.. I resolved the issue by doing a complete erase of the HD by using some 'DEBUG' commands. It works fine now, but thanks anyways guys!