Blue Screen Of Xp?

crackcrack Join Date: 2003-05-03 Member: 16029Members
edited September 2004 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">ahh...</div> Every 30 mins or so i get a blue screen of death i guess.

It says that windows encountered an error and its going to restart to prevent damage. Then it says if a driver is listed in the error message then reinstall that driver.

All i see in the error message is: STOP and some numbers at the end like 000033x300128xz

Then it does a system memory dump.

Anyone know how to fix/prevent this?

edit: everytime it does this, its a different error message; either .sys files or random 000000x0000 names. Its rarely a .sys file

Comments

  • DaxxDaxx Join Date: 2002-04-16 Member: 460Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Get a Mac. Or Linux.


    Seriously, could be a physical memory error (AKA, your RAM is fried) You can try reinstalling XP, but if it fails, its probably hardware.
  • RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
    Sounds like a case of bad ram, try <a href='http://www.memtest86.com/' target='_blank'>this</a>.
  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    Could also be that some window vital files are corrupted on the HD, in which case a reinstall should do the trick.
  • crackcrack Join Date: 2003-05-03 Member: 16029Members
    Yea, I was kinda fed up with it so i bought a new HD(and usb 2.0 ports) thursday but wont be here till tues-wed so im outta luck till then.

    Ima format this one so hopefully the problems will get fixed

    ill try that site ruby, thanks ill post an update
  • POOP_AkiraPOOP_Akira Join Date: 2003-11-23 Member: 23468Members
    edited September 2004
    Is it only when your on the net? If so... You my friend have contracted... <b><i>BLASTER!</i></b>

    EDIT: Actually im pretty sure... 99.9% sure that you DO have the blaster worm, exact same thing happend when I got it.
  • ChronoChrono Local flyboy Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18989Members
    i would think its bad ram i had this error when i first got my pc had to go exchange the ram
  • SinisterSinister Join Date: 2002-04-15 Member: 451Members
    This happened to me a while before a hdd crash. The hdd kept corrupting important files.. writing problems or something.. It kept making sounds similar to a sawmill sometimes while not responding <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> and constantly turning itself on and off..
    Some of the times windows had to be reinstalled or it wouldnt start properly..
    Just hope it's not this problem. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Spinrite fixed the disk later though.. so it wasn't a total crash..
  • RustySpoonRustySpoon Join Date: 2003-07-10 Member: 18069Members
    (Quick Hijack srykthxbaibbq)

    Speaking of USB 2.0 how hard is it to change 1.1 to 2.0? How expensice, and what do I need?
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    edited September 2004
    1) BSoD most often is a driver problem.
    Update/roll back ALL your drivers till it works

    2) A fresh install will probably fix it.

    3) Blaster restarts your computer, it dosn't BSoD it (and it isn't a nonshown BSoD, it just restarts it, and it tells you before hand)

    4) USB 1.1 can't be 'converted' into 2.0. However all you need to do is buy your self a USB card (As it is hard to find 1.1 ones now, you can pick one up at any local hardware store for under $30)


    Oh, and to add in this fun one:
    Last night after our manager had left and when my felow Sales Assosiate (aka, we sell stuff at RadioShack) was trying to cash out one of our POS (point of sale, though the other works atm) decides to give us a BSoD. We restart. BSoD as soon as windows trys to load <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Finaly called tech help and as it happened we has an install disk that compleatly reformats the comp, ghosts the drive back on, and sets everytihng back up automagicly <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • DubbilexDubbilex Chump Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9799Members
    Get rid of Service Pack 2 (if you've downloaded it).

    I've heard a lot of people have been getting BSOD's after installing it.
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    <!--QuoteBegin-RuBy+Sep 18 2004, 06:20 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (RuBy @ Sep 18 2004, 06:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Sounds like a case of bad ram, try <a href='http://www.memtest86.com/' target='_blank'>this</a>. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I concur with this here statement, yarrrr.
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Sep 19 2004, 04:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Sep 19 2004, 04:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-RuBy+Sep 18 2004, 06:20 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (RuBy @ Sep 18 2004, 06:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Sounds like a case of bad ram, try <a href='http://www.memtest86.com/' target='_blank'>this</a>. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I concur with this here statement, yarrrr. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    arrrrr

    read that as a Case of bad RUM

    the pirate day be getting to me mateys.
  • taboofirestaboofires Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9853Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DaMu+Sep 19 2004, 07:21 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DaMu @ Sep 19 2004, 07:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> (Quick Hijack srykthxbaibbq)

    Speaking of USB 2.0 how hard is it to change 1.1 to 2.0? How expensice, and what do I need? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    If you don't have USB 2.0 already, it's unlikely that it will be worth the effort.

    You'd need to install a card with 2-4 USB slots. Plus, your devices have to support it on the other end of the cable, too.
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