Tribe,
I can't provide more or better information than that which can be found on
the Internet. Perhaps someone else?
--
freddy
"Tribe" wrote:
> Freddy,
> Thank you for your reply. I read the same MSDN page on Win 2000 and tried
> the suggestions with the exception of the emergency repair disk. I also
> tested the RAM (no problems found) but I'm afraid the problem remains.
> Further suggestions most welcome.
>
> "freddy" wrote:
>
> > Tribe,
> >
> > I did a google search on "troubleshooting apc_index_mismatch vista" (no
> > quotes) and got a lot of hits. The following seems to me to be a good one
> > (it applies to Win2K, but the condition is the same in Vista). I just copied
> > it:
> >
> > Error Message:
> > STOP: 0x00000001 (parameter, parameter, parameter, parameter)
> > APC_INDEX_MISMATCH
> >
> > Explanation:
> > This is a Windows 2000 Executive character-mode STOP message. It indicates a
> > mismatch of thread and asynchronous procedure call (APC) indexes. The most
> > common reason to see this message is if a file system has a mismatched number
> > of KeEnterCriticalRegion compared to KeLeaveCriticalRegion.
> >
> > User Action:
> > If this is the first time you have booted after installing new hardware,
> > remove the hardware and boot again. Check the Microsoft Hardware
> > Compatibility List to verify that the hardware and its drivers are compatible
> > with Windows 2000. For information about the hardware, contact the supplier.
> > If you are installing Windows 2000 for the first time, check the Windows 2000
> > system requirements, including the amount of RAM and disk space required to
> > load the operating system. Also, check the Hardware Compatibility List to
> > verify that the system can run Windows 2000. If Windows 2000 is loaded and no
> > new hardware has been installed, reboot with recovery options set to create a
> > dump file. If the message continues to appear, select the Last Known Good
> > option when you reboot. If there is no Last Known Good configuration, try
> > using the Emergency Repair Disk. If you do not have an Emergency Repair Disk,
> > contact your technical support group.
> >
> > Unquote
> >
> > Another poster on a site explained that he solved this error by removing
> > some RAM that tested bad using a memory tester (Vista has a built-in mem
> > tester). Another site had a post by a person who solved this error condition
> > by removing 2 GB of 4 GB of RAM he had installed. Apparently, his
> > motherboard and BIOS didn't support 4 GB of RAM. Anyway, to get more
> > information, if this isn't sufficient, try using google and search on the
> > criteria as indicated above.
> >
> > Let us know how this turns out for you.
> > --
> > freddy
> >
> >
> > "Tribe" wrote:
> >
> > > Having followed the instructions in "DVD/CD suddenly stops working
> > > (GMA-4082N)" I can now see my DVD/CD as normal. Now when I insert any DVD or
> > > CD, blank or otherwise, my PC now blue screens with the message
> > > "APC_Index_Mismatch". Searching the web reveals its a kernel error, which is
> > > nice.
> > > Any help appreciated.
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