Problem with CDs

[Guest]

When i play games, i insert the CD into the CD drive, then the game starts
up. But after the brief loading screen, the computer automatically reboots
itself-it has a blue screen with some writing, but this disappears too
quickly for me to read it, and the pc restarts.
Can someone please help, this problem has only developed recently, before i
had no issues with this.

 

[Guest]

The first things I would do is make sure you have enough memory to run the
games. If you do my next step would be to run a virus scan, and an adware
scan. Ad-aware se and/or sprbot are both free and very good. You might also
want to run the video diagnostic and update you driver

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Rob,

When i play games, i insert the CD into the CD drive, then the game starts
up. But after the brief loading screen, the computer automatically reboots
itself-it has a blue screen with some writing, but this disappears too
quickly for me to read it, and the pc restarts.
Can someone please help, this problem has only developed recently, before i
had no issues with this.

Your system is set to restart automatically after STOP events.

To stop this behavior go to Control Panel / System / Advanced /
Click the Startup and Recovery Settings button / Uncheck the box
labelled "Automatically restart" under the System Failure section.

To analyze the error, try the steps in: http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

If the error indicates a file name that begins with ati, or nv (nVidia)
the most likely solution would be to install the latest drivers using
the instructions at: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


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_________________________________________________________

 

[Guest]

I analysed the error, it says my cdrom has a bad block.
What does this mean, and is there anyway to fix it?
What is more strange is that i can play a few games, but most don't work.

Hi Rob,

When i play games, i insert the CD into the CD drive, then the game starts
up. But after the brief loading screen, the computer automatically reboots
itself-it has a blue screen with some writing, but this disappears too
quickly for me to read it, and the pc restarts.
Can someone please help, this problem has only developed recently, before i
had no issues with this.

Your system is set to restart automatically after STOP events.

To stop this behavior go to Control Panel / System / Advanced /
Click the Startup and Recovery Settings button / Uncheck the box
labelled "Automatically restart" under the System Failure section.

To analyze the error, try the steps in: http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

If the error indicates a file name that begins with ati, or nv (nVidia)
the most likely solution would be to install the latest drivers using
the instructions at: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
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_________________________________________________________

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Rob,

You might just need to clean your CD ROM and CD's.
They have kits available for that at most tech shops now.

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
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My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

I analysed the error, it says my cdrom has a bad block.
What does this mean, and is there anyway to fix it?
What is more strange is that i can play a few games, but most don't work.

Hi Rob,

When i play games, i insert the CD into the CD drive, then the game starts
up. But after the brief loading screen, the computer automatically reboots
itself-it has a blue screen with some writing, but this disappears too
quickly for me to read it, and the pc restarts.
Can someone please help, this problem has only developed recently, before i
had no issues with this.

Your system is set to restart automatically after STOP events.

To stop this behavior go to Control Panel / System / Advanced /
Click the Startup and Recovery Settings button / Uncheck the box
labelled "Automatically restart" under the System Failure section.

To analyze the error, try the steps in: http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

If the error indicates a file name that begins with ati, or nv (nVidia)
the most likely solution would be to install the latest drivers using
the instructions at: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

 

[Guest]

Hi Jimmy,

Thanks for your help so far, but the problem still isn't fixed.
Here's the message i get when i get the STOP error:
***STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0x000001EE, 0xEF984CC8, 0x00000000)
I have updated my drivers and the problem still exists.
The final piece of advice it gives me is to alter my BIOS memory options,
e.g caching/ shadowing. Any idea what this means?
When it says i have an error with my cd rom (a bad block), why does this
only affect certain games and not others?

Thanks,
Rob

Hi Rob,

You might just need to clean your CD ROM and CD's.
They have kits available for that at most tech shops now.

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Assisted Support: http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

I analysed the error, it says my cdrom has a bad block.
What does this mean, and is there anyway to fix it?
What is more strange is that i can play a few games, but most don't work.

Hi Rob,

When i play games, i insert the CD into the CD drive, then the game starts
up. But after the brief loading screen, the computer automatically reboots
itself-it has a blue screen with some writing, but this disappears too
quickly for me to read it, and the pc restarts.
Can someone please help, this problem has only developed recently, before i
had no issues with this.

Your system is set to restart automatically after STOP events.

To stop this behavior go to Control Panel / System / Advanced /
Click the Startup and Recovery Settings button / Uncheck the box
labelled "Automatically restart" under the System Failure section.

To analyze the error, try the steps in: http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

If the error indicates a file name that begins with ati, or nv (nVidia)
the most likely solution would be to install the latest drivers using
the instructions at: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Same CD-Rom drive or on anothr unit?? It may be that the CDs the cause the
problem have used more disc space and the C-Rom drive is "flaky" from that
position on. Have you tried the game on a different PC or CD-Rom drive??

Hi Jimmy,

Thanks for your help so far, but the problem still isn't fixed.
Here's the message i get when i get the STOP error:
***STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0x000001EE, 0xEF984CC8, 0x00000000)
I have updated my drivers and the problem still exists.
The final piece of advice it gives me is to alter my BIOS memory options,
e.g caching/ shadowing. Any idea what this means?
When it says i have an error with my cd rom (a bad block), why does this
only affect certain games and not others?

Thanks,
Rob

Hi Rob,

You might just need to clean your CD ROM and CD's.
They have kits available for that at most tech shops now.

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Assisted Support:
http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any
rights.
_________________________________________________________

I analysed the error, it says my cdrom has a bad block.
What does this mean, and is there anyway to fix it?
What is more strange is that i can play a few games, but most don't
work.

:

Hi Rob,

When i play games, i insert the CD into the CD drive, then the game
starts
up. But after the brief loading screen, the computer automatically
reboots
itself-it has a blue screen with some writing, but this disappears
too
quickly for me to read it, and the pc restarts.
Can someone please help, this problem has only developed recently,
before i
had no issues with this.

Your system is set to restart automatically after STOP events.

To stop this behavior go to Control Panel / System / Advanced /
Click the Startup and Recovery Settings button / Uncheck the box
labelled "Automatically restart" under the System Failure section.

To analyze the error, try the steps in:
http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

If the error indicates a file name that begins with ati, or nv
(nVidia)
the most likely solution would be to install the latest drivers using
the instructions at: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
Contact
MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any
rights.
_________________________________________________________

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Rob,

What method did you use to clean your CD ROM/CD's?

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Assisted Support: http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

Hi Jimmy,

Thanks for your help so far, but the problem still isn't fixed.
Here's the message i get when i get the STOP error:
***STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0x000001EE, 0xEF984CC8, 0x00000000)
I have updated my drivers and the problem still exists.
The final piece of advice it gives me is to alter my BIOS memory options,
e.g caching/ shadowing. Any idea what this means?
When it says i have an error with my cd rom (a bad block), why does this
only affect certain games and not others?

Thanks,
Rob

Hi Rob,

You might just need to clean your CD ROM and CD's.
They have kits available for that at most tech shops now.

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Assisted Support: http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

I analysed the error, it says my cdrom has a bad block.
What does this mean, and is there anyway to fix it?
What is more strange is that i can play a few games, but most don't work.

:

Hi Rob,

When i play games, i insert the CD into the CD drive, then the game starts
up. But after the brief loading screen, the computer automatically reboots
itself-it has a blue screen with some writing, but this disappears too
quickly for me to read it, and the pc restarts.
Can someone please help, this problem has only developed recently, before i
had no issues with this.

Your system is set to restart automatically after STOP events.

To stop this behavior go to Control Panel / System / Advanced /
Click the Startup and Recovery Settings button / Uncheck the box
labelled "Automatically restart" under the System Failure section.

To analyze the error, try the steps in: http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

If the error indicates a file name that begins with ati, or nv (nVidia)
the most likely solution would be to install the latest drivers using
the instructions at: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________