code 2000-0142 is a hard drive self test failure, back up your important data Now. Be prepared to replace the hard drive with a new one.
hi. could someone please help. i have a startup problem with my windows 7 home premium 64bit  os. the thing is when i try to bootup, the only thing i get is the systems wallpaper, and  no  icons.  after a couple of reboots later it starts up ok,but this keeps recurring. i have run the systems diagnostics,  and get an error code 2000-0142.    also have  used the system disc's startup repair, but it doesn't find any errors, so i then tried  reformatting.  thought it might  fix the problem, but still no luck there either. have now run out of  ideas  p.s  my computer is a dell  xps 630i quad core.
windows 7 startup problem