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0x0000008E: KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
A kernel mode program generated an exception which the error handler didn’t
catch. These are nearly always hardware compatibility issues (which
sometimes means a driver issue or a need for a BIOS upgrade).
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Source:
http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm
Also see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/ms794023.aspx
Are you still getting a STOP 0x0000008E error when the computer BSODs?
Why hasn't SP3 been installed by now?
Are you running AVG Free v9.0 or...?
Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
(e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?
The above notwithstanding...
> Can someone give me step-by-step directions on what to do when I insert
> the disk?
HOW TO do a clean install of WinXP: See
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html#steps and/or Method 1 in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978307
After the clean install, you'll have the equivalent of a "new computer" so
take care of everything on the following page before otherwise connecting
the machine to the internet or a network and before using a USB key that
isn't brand-new or hasn't been freshly formatted:
5 steps to help protect your new computer before you go online
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/com...nced/xppc.mspx
Other helpful references include:
HOW TO get a computer running WinXP Gold (no Service Packs) fully patched
(after a clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...5afa8ed33e121c
HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1(a) or SP2 fully patched (after a
clean install)
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...66ae41add7dd2b
NB: Any Norton or McAfee free-trial will be reinstalled (but invalid) when
Windows is reinstalled. One MUST uninstall the free-trial and download/run
the appropriate removal tool before installing any Windows Service Packs or
IE upgrades and before installing a new anti-virus application (e.g.,
Avast), which will require WinXP SP2 or SP3 to install anyway.
Norton Removal Tool
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/englis...moval_Tool.exe
McAfee Consumer Products Removal Tool
http://download.mcafee.com/products/...tches/MCPR.exe
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com
visuals4u wrote:
> I started getting blue screens about two months ago. Originally, the tech
> said it was due to K9 software I had on the computer to keep my kids from
> going to certain websites. So, he fixed it "supposedly" and I removed the
> software. At that time the error was 0x0000008E.
>
> I have an HP A1102N desktop computer with Windows XP Home Edition. It has
> the .2600 Service Pack 2 version and AVG FREE anti-virus software.
>
> When it happened again, I took it back to him because it was still under
> their warranty due to the repair. At this time, he said it was just a
> couple
> of errors and he corrected it. I don't recall what he referenced. I was
> concerned, because I know this should not be continuously happening.
> However, he said this happens sometimes with Windows.
>
> Then, last Tuesday I took it in. The computer went to blue screen again
> while I was watching a streaming online movie. The technician said there
> was
> an error due to a temporary file associated with that and something else
> and
> corrected it with a simple "Windows overlay."
>
> When the blue screen appeared on Christmas Eve, it referenced the
> rdbss.sys
> file. I believe he said to follow the prompts once I insert the disk and
> type into the DOS screen that will appear, but at this point I don't want
> to do anything wrong.
>
> I checked the event viewer and both Application andf System have thousands
> of events, not all errors. Here's what shows from the past week:
> Application -
> 12/23 9:05PM - Hanging application WINWORD.EXE, version 11.0.8313.0, hang
> module hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hung address 0x00000000.
>
> 12/23 8:47PM - Hanging application WINWORD.EXE...
>
> 12/20 11:09PM - Hanging application IEXPLORE.EXE, version 8.0.6001.18702,
> hang module hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hung address 0x00000000.
>
> 12/20 8:51PM - Hanging application WINWORD.EXE...
>
> 12/20 8:50PM - Hanging application EXCEL.EXE, version 11.0.8316.0 hang
> module hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hung address 0x00000000.
>
> System -
> 12/27 10:54AM - Akamai NetSession Interface service terminated
> unexpectedly.
> It has done this 1 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken
> in
> 1000 milliseconds. Restart the service.
>
> 12/27 10:54AM - The hpdj service failed to start due to the following
> error:
> The system cannot find the file specified. Source - Service Control
> Manager
>
> 12/25 12:18AM The server was unable to allocate from the system nonpaged
> pool because the pool was empty.
>
> 12/24 9:03AM - hpdj...
>
> 12/23 3:34PM - hpdj...
>
> 12/23 2:50PM - THe volume ID for C: has been reset since it was a
> duplicate
> of that on F: This volume ID is used by Distributed Link Tracking to
> automatically repair file links, such as Shell Shortcuts and OLE links,
> when
> for some reason those links become broken.
>
> 12/23 12:35PM - hpdj...
>
> 12/23 12:33PM - hpdj...
>
> 12/23 12:12 to 12:14AM - Warning. An error was detected on device
> \Device\Harddisk0\D during a paging operation.
>
> Also, Errors. The device, \Device\Ide\IdePort2, did not respond within the
> timeoout period. Source - atapi
>
> These two happened multiple times one after another.
>
> 12/22 8:13AM - hpdj...
>
> Let me know what this could mean.
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>> Post the STOP error number (e.g., 0X000000F4).
>>
>> visuals4u wrote:
>>> Just rec'd a blue screen on Thursday that references the file -
>>> rdbss.sys.
>>> I
>>> have rec'd a Windows XP disk from the repair tech that worked on my
>>> computer
>>> on Tuesday. Said it could be used if I rec'd another blue screen. Can
>>> someone give me step-by-step directions on what to do when I insert the
>>> disk?
>>
>> .