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Windows Delayed Write Error pop up

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aswMBR version 0.9.9.1665 Copyright© 2011 AVAST Software Run date: 2012-04-10 17:59:40 —————————– 17:59:40.625 OS Version: Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 17:59:40.625 Number of processors: 4 586 0xF0B 17:59:40.625 ComputerName: ALEX UserName: Alex 17:59:40.937 Initialize success 17:59:47.109 AVAST engine defs: 12041002 18:00:00.812 Service scanning 18:00:20.687 Service sptd D:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\sptd.sys **LOCKED** 32 18:00:24.953 Modules scanning 18:00:35.375 Disk 0 trace - called modules: 18:00:35.375 ntkrnlpa.exe CLASSPNP.SYS disk.sys >>UNKNOWN [0x8a6ff1e8]<< 18:00:35.390 1 nt!IofCallDriver -> \Device\Harddisk0\DR0[0x8a678ab8] 18:00:35.390 3 CLASSPNP.SYS[ba108fd7] -> nt!IofCallDriver -> \Device\Scsi\mv61xx1Port4Path0Target0Lun0[0x8a683a38] 18:00:35.390 \Driver\mv61xx[0x8a60ef38] -> IRP_MJ_CREATE -> 0x8a6ff1e8 18:00:35.578 AVAST engine scan D:\WINDOWS 18:00:55.921 AVAST engine scan D:\WINDOWS\system32 18:03:40.656 AVAST engine scan D:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers 18:03:57.453 AVAST engine scan D:\Documents and Settings\Alex.HOME-0F9204D933 18:20:35.109 AVAST engine scan D:\Documents and Settings\All Users.WINDOWS 18:22:07.843 Scan finished successfully 19:06:55.421 The log file has been saved successfully to "D:\aswMBR.txt"
Please download SystemLook from one of the links below and save it to your Desktop.
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  • Double-click SystemLook.exe to run it.
  • Copy the content of the following codebox into the main textfield:
    :filefind
    sptd.sys
  • Click the Look button to start the scan.
  • When finished, a notepad window will open with the results of the scan. Please post this log in your next reply.
Note: The log can also be found on your Desktop entitled SystemLook.txt
SystemLook 30.07.11 by jpshortstuff Log created at 19:19 on 10/04/2012 by Alex Administrator - Elevation successful ========== filefind ========== Searching for "sptd.sys" D:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\sptd.sys –a—- 443448 bytes [13:18 29/11/2011] [13:26 29/11/2011] (Unable to calculate MD5) -= EOF =-
Note To start the computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM, you must configure the basic input/output system (BIOS) of the computer to start from your CD-ROM.

To run the Recovery Console from the Windows XP startup disks or the Windows XP CD-ROM, follow these steps:
Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD drive, and then restart the computer.

Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD drive if you are prompted.
When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you must access from the Recovery Console.
When you are prompted, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the appropriate commands to diagnose and repair your Windows XP installation.


At the windows prompt type in: chkdsk /r and tap enter key
When it's finished:
Type in Exit and try to reboot normal.
Windows is installed on the D drive, it was from my old system I just use it as a back up now C was my main for the new pc I had built but that was a few years ago, Possible it could be a hardware issue?
I think you have 2 drives with windows os and both are trying to load. Disconnect the D drive (old system drive) Reboot and let's see what happens
So I tried what you said and got this error Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem. Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware
Is it seeing the correct hard drive in the BIOS?
If so try this:

Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD drive, and then restart the computer.

Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD drive if you are prompted.
When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you must access from the Recovery Console.
When you are prompted, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
At the command prompt, type the appropriate commands to diagnose and repair your Windows XP installation.


At the windows prompt type in: Fixboot and tap enter key
Type in Exit and try to reboot normal.

If that doesn't work, go through the same steps but use: FIXMBR and tap enter key
Type in Exit and try to reboot normal.

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