The subject STOP message is:
*** STOP: 0x00000079 (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)
MISMATCHED_HAL
If parameter1 is 0x00000003, NTLDR (the operating system loader) is older the Windows Server 2003 kernel.
If you can start Windows XP:
1. Start / Run / CMD / OK.2. Type CD /d C:\ and press Enter.
3. Type attrib -r -s -h NTLDR and press Enter.
4. Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM.
5. Type Copy <CDorDVD Drive Letter:>\i386\ntldr and press Enter.
6. Remove the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM and restart your computer.
If you cannot start Windows XP:
1. Start the Recovery Console using the Windows XP CD-ROM.2. Select the number that corresponds to Windows XP.
3. Type the Administrator password and press Enter.
4. Type C: and press Enter to switch to the root of the C: drive.
5. Type ren ntldr xntldr and press Enter.
6. Remove the Windows XP CD-ROM and insert the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM.
7. Type map and press Enter. Record the drive letter that contains the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM.
8. Type copy <recorded drive letter:>\i386\ntldr and press Enter.
9. Type Exit and press Enter.
