Sudden system shutdown with error code 1003

[Guest]

My Computer running Windows Xp Service Pack 2, has started to suddenly shut
down for no reason. The event viewer lists the following message:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: System Error
Event Category: (102)
Event ID: 1003
Date: 21/06/2005
Time: 22:49:34
User: N/A
Computer: DESKTOP
Description:
Error code 1000008e, parameter1 c000001d, parameter2 815a27e0, parameter3
f5e8cbfc, parameter4 00000000.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 53 79 73 74 65 6d 20 45 System E
0008: 72 72 6f 72 20 20 45 72 rror Er
0010: 72 6f 72 20 63 6f 64 65 ror code
0018: 20 31 30 30 30 30 30 38 1000008
0020: 65 20 20 50 61 72 61 6d e Param
0028: 65 74 65 72 73 20 63 30 eters c0
0030: 30 30 30 30 31 64 2c 20 00001d,
0038: 38 31 35 61 32 37 65 30 815a27e0
0040: 2c 20 66 35 65 38 63 62 , f5e8cb
0048: 66 63 2c 20 30 30 30 30 fc, 0000
0050: 30 30 30 30 0000

I have had a good read of the Microsoft information on the error, but none
of it appears to be applicable to me. I have always had a virus scanner
(AntiVir) and use Zone Alarm as my firewall. I have not knowing installed any
new software/hardware or drivers that are not XP compatable.

it is very frustrating and I really don't know where to begin fixing it! I
don't want to have to wipe my whole hardrive and start again as it was less
than 3 months agao that I did this. Any suggestions as to the meaning of the
error code (it is always the same one) and what to do about it?

Thanks,
Claire

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Please see if the foolowing helps:

http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=1003&source=System+Error

 

[Guest]

Unfortunately the error code I have (1000007e) is not listed on this site.
Any other suggestions?

Claire

 

[Wesley Vogel]

ID: 1003
Source: System Error
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/su...indows+Operating+System&LCID=1033&ProdVer=5.2

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;837432

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;173040

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;280364

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Guest]

The firt link is one which I have already visted - I read the links on the
page to see if any of them applied to my problem but unfortunately none of
them matched the symptoms although the error codes did. I am wondering if it
might be a RAM problem - I have 256mb RAM with an Althon XP2400 processor. I
did a pc scan yesterday to assertain system performance and it suggested I
should have at least 512mb RAM...so i have ordered more. Even still, I am
concerned about the sudden shut down as it happened no less than 5 times
yesterday. Should I investigate the hotfix solution?

Claire