Windows XP stops at aswRvrt.sys; Loads Black Screen with Cursor, NO Windows

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I tried booting up the computer using the OTLPENET only to get a blue screen as attached.

[essexboy]

To me it looks as though you have a hardware problem

First thing to check will be the memory

Full instructions here http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_7321200_run-memory-test-windows-xp.html

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You may be able to also reboot your machine and on POST (Power-On-Self-Test...you know, where logo of PC manufacturer comes on screen) hit the "F" key associated with "enter or boot to BIOS".  Many BIOSes have a memory hardware test built in.
Just a thought.............

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jabbaria86
Do you have Windows XP x64 Edition?
There is an old bug with black screen on startup with this OS
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=144233.0

In the old days when I met this problem I heard that changing "HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\aswSP" to "4" can help (register editing can be done via another Windows copy working with your HDD).