[thelist] hardware failure

[Richard Bennett]

On Monday 08 November 2004 14:36, Alex Beston wrote:
>  hi All
>
> I was wondering if anyone could shed light on a little problem i have
> with a laptop
>
> PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILED
>
> any commnets welcome

It's a windows startup error.
Paste it into google for more info. 
I would boot from a CD version of MandrakeMove or Knopix, and try to copy 
important files if the HD is still readable.

Good luck.

Richard