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I just had my first BSoD today since I first started using a computer. It appears every time I boot up for no apparent reason and when I try to start in Safe Mode it won't start. When I press the f8 button, it emits a constant beeping sound that only goes away when I press it again. Nothing works including the DVD drive. I did a clean install of Windows 7 on top of my Vista and I've been using it for about a month or so, and foolishly didn't create a system restore point (ugh). I checked for updates the day before and there was a Windows 7 Security Update but I decided to install it later and put it in Hibernate, but started it today and it BSoD'd on me.

I did a system repair but it couldn't fix it so I went through the repair log and found this at the end:

Bugcheck 7e
Parameters: 0 x c0000005, 0x85d0abcb, 0x807f4628, 0x807f4200
Repair Action: System files integrity check and repair
Result: Failed
Error code = 0x490

Any suggestions on how to get my system up and running again without having to buy another copy and installing it over again? (DVD drive isn't working either...)

I don't have Vista, I have Windows 7, and I've already ran a repair but what I said previously was all the showed up as an error.

I got it so the laptop didn't restart when the blue screen showed up and it said something about the BIOS possibly not being update - does this have anything to do with the Windows 7 Security update that was released this week?

it's exactly the same as the built-in system repair...

I think I should install the security update that was waiting for me, but I don't know how to do that from my computer's current sate. Is it possible to install it via the command prompt from the system recovery options window?

Yes, I can open command prompt but bootsect.exe isn't on the disc that I burned from the website you listed, and I'm not quite sure where to find it; also, when I open command prompt it's in X:\windows\system32 (just wanted to mention it, in case it's got significance...)

It can't find C:\boot\bcd, apparently because it's not a valid batch, key, etc. Also, it says it didn't find any Windows installations when I typed in rebuildbcd to see what would happen.

I did all that, but it still blue screens on me. argh. is it possible to re-install windows 7 with the same disc and have it recognize that I'm reinstalling it and not have it say 'oh, this is a borrowed copy. you cannot use this' and shutdown on me?

I do have my own product key, but I already put it into their system once already...will they let me do it again? Or will it rebound? That's what I'm worried about...

one suggestion is if you reinstall windows 7 and you get a good complete install MAKE A BACKUP / IMAGE of your "C" drive. If you run into a problem in the future you can just load your image. You won't have to worry about re-activation of windows. You never said what type of computer or the age of it. If it is a newer system you shoulld not have to worry about the BIOS unless the manufacture has a problem. You can visit their site to see if a newer BIOS is available. Did you upgrade from Vista to windows 7 or did you do a fresh install. If you did an upgrade from vista did you run the windows 7 compatibility check. It could be as simple as a hardware/ software conflict.

Cassie. That would be OK.
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btw, is it an OEM or MS Disk ?

OEM is a disk that comes with the computer you buy. Not so much these days, as they come with recovery partitions. An MS disk, you buy from MS.
What is written on your disk ?