Mike, Thanks for your quick response. It is definately Windows Me in my
particular case. How do you think I could get past the error and into the
computer. I have operating system cd and a oem startup disk downloaded from
boot disk com. Could I reinstall windows without losing any existing data or
better still get the data off?

"Mike M" wrote:

That sounds far more to me like a Win2K/XP error message than one from Win
Me.

A STOP 0x0000007B error is often an indication of hardware problems or
corrupted disk drive drivers. This error can also result from a boot
virus, file system problems or problems with the motherboard hard disk
controller.
--
Mike Maltby



Sam wrote:

I would be greatful for some help. My windows me computer recently
booted up part way looked like it was starting to load windows and
then came up with a blue screen specifying stop error STOP 0x000007B
etc etc. Inaccessible_Boot_Device.

I think it may be due to a previous virus. I would like to know how to
bypass this error, get into the computer, retrieve what data I can
and then as a last resort I will probably reinstall windows me and
reformat the hard drive.

I would be happy to get in touch further. Thanks for your help.