Windows Protection Error?

[ghost78]

Ok I am having a problem, I was letting my mother use my lap top b/c she destroyed her machine. well I did not thnik that she could do that much damage in a few weeks till she got a new computer well she did.

I am getting a error

"while initilizing device CONFIGMG:
windows protection error. you need to restart your computer."

then i restart and can only boot up in safe mode. I could not find anything way out of wack there so I tried to restore my registry but the first time it failed, the second time it worked but it did not do anything I am still getting the same error.

[andyms18a]

This error can occur if the BIOS APM setting is incorrect. Use the following steps to resolve the APM issue:
Restart your computer in Safe Mode.
Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab.
Click the plus sign (+) next to System devices.
Double-click Advanced Power Management support.
On the Advanced Power Management support Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab.
Click to select the Force APM 1.0 mode check box, and then click OK.
Restart your computer in Normal mode.

[ghost78]

No luck there is no option for advanced power managment. there is only one thing that is power management
but it only has a genral and driver tab.

[andyms18a]

thats the only info microsoft is giving for that error unles you have a msi motherboard but as its a laptop a doutit try an over the top install of windows or try the enum trick from hear to remove all hardware and refind the drivers http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9254

[ghost78]

Thanks for the advice tuns out to have been a Hp driver issue. strange this is the 9th Hp iv'e installed on this computer (not simultaniously)
and never had a problem.